Elaine (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Estrela and the second or paternal family name is Moura.

Elaine

Elaine with Tyresö in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Elaine Estrela Moura[1]
Date of birth	(1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfield
Youth career
2000	Sao Francisco Esporto
2003–2004	Ferroviária
2005–2009	Umeå IK
2010	Saint Louis Athletica	3	(0)
2010–2013	Tyresö FF	55	(8)
2013	→ Älta IF (loan)
2014–2016	Älta IF
2018–2021	Lindhagen FF
2022	Karlsbergs DK
International career^‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2011	Brazil
Medal record Representing  Brazil Olympic Games - Women's Football 2004 Athens Team Competition Pan American Games - Women's Football 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition |}
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2013

Elaine Estrela Moura (born 1 November 1982), commonly known as Elaine, is a Brazilian footballer and coach. A versatile player that can be used in the defense or midfield, she played for the Brazil women's national football team. She previously played for Tyresö and Umeå IK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan, as well as Saint Louis Athletica in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).

Club career

Elaine (R) playing against the Philadelphia Independence.

She started playing soccer influenced by her brother, and played for Bahia teams until 2000, but never getting any salary. Three years later, she became professional in Ferroviária. After a game between the Brazilian national team and Umeå IK in 2004, she was contracted by Umeå and played for them in Damallsvenskan from 2005 to 2009, where she joined Marta.

In 2010, she moved to the United States and played for Saint Louis Athletica in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). When the club went bust shortly afterwards, she decided to return to Sweden and joined Tyresö FF of the Damallsvenskan.^[2]

Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title for the first time in the 2012 season and Elaine collected her fifth Swedish league winner's medal.^[3] With competition for places becoming very strong at Tyresö, Elaine moved on loan to nearby Elitettan club Älta IF in July 2013.^[4] Ahead of the 2014 season she made her transfer to Älta permanent.^[5]

She stopped playing after the 2014 season and joined Djurgårdens as an assistant coach for 2015.^[6] In 2018 she missed playing and joined Division 3 club Lindhagen FF as a player.^[7]

International career

Elaine's performances for Ferroviária brought her to the notice of Brazil women's national football team selectors and she featured in the gold medal-winning national team at the 2003 Pan American Games.^[8]

She was selected for the 2004 Athens Olympics^[9] and played in the 2–1 overtime final defeat by the United States, as Brazil collected silver medals.^[10]

She remained in the national selection for the 2007 Pan American Games, where Brazil retained their gold medals. At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Elaine featured in Brazil's striking 4–0 semi-final win over the United States and the 2–0 final defeat by Germany.^[11]

She was included in the final 21-player squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.^[12] She was removed from the national team squad two days before the start of the London 2012 Olympics when magnetic resonance imaging revealed a muscle injury.^[13]

Her last official games for Brazil took place in December 2011 at the Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo.^[14]

Managerial career

As of 5 June 2023^[update], Elaine was a youth football coach at Enskede IK.^[15][16]

Personal life

On 4 February 2021, Elaine reported security guards in Gullmarsplan of Stockholm to police after allegedly being beaten by them and suffering injuries, including a concussion, while attempting to reach the subway on her way home.^[17] The guards remained on duty after the incident and claimed to police that the action was necessary because Elaine was allegedly intoxicated, which she denied.^[18]

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Lindbäck, Anna (21 June 2010). "Tyresös bomb: Värvar två landslagsspelare" [Tyresö's bomb: Recruits two national team players]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
3. Cleris, Johannes (3 November 2012). "Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
4. "Elaine byter till Älta IF" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
5. "Elaine fortsätter i Älta IF" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
6. "Elaine blir tränare i Djurgården" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
7. Bernövall, Johann (2 June 2018). ""Lindhagen har gett mig glädjen tillbaka"" (in Swedish). Mitt Västerås. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
8. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (8 January 2022). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2003-2005" (in Brazilian Portuguese). RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
9. "Elaine" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
10. Garavello, Murilo (26 August 2004). "Brasil cai em jogo dramático e vê sonho de ouro virar prata" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
11. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (9 December 2012). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2006–2007" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
12. "Definida lista da seleção brasileira de futebol feminino para o Mundial" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Globo. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
13. "A dois dias da estreia, jogadora da seleção de futebol é cortada" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
14. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011–2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
15. "Fritids med fokus på fotboll – en fullträff". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
16. "Lagledare & tränare" [Team manager & coach] (in Swedish). Enskede IK. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
17. "Elaine Moura: Jag ropade: snälla sluta, snälla sluta" [Elaine Moura: "I shouted please stop, please stop"]. Aftonbladet. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
18. "The guards: She was noticeably drunk". Aftonbladet. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

• Elaine at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• Elaine on UOL Sports (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Elaine at the Pan American Games 2007