Nenê (footballer, born 1976)

Nenê

Personal information
Full name	Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti
Date of birth	(1976-03-31) 31 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	Saad
International career
1996–2000	Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elissandra Regina Cavalcanti (born 31 March 1976), commonly known as Nenê, is a female Brazilian former football defender. She was part of the Brazil women's national football team.

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 5 matches. On club level she played for Saad EC.^[1] Nenê remained in Brazil's squad at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, by which time she was playing for São Paulo FC.^[2]

See also

• Brazil at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References

1. Women's Olympic Rosters Soccer America, 18 July 1996
2. "FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads". FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original (TXT) on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

External links

• Nenê at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Nene at Olympics.com
• Nene – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Oxenham, Gwendolyn (4 June 2015). "'Pele With a Skirt': The Unequal Fortunes of Brazil's Soccer Stars". The Atlantic.
• Shepard, Michael T. (26 June 1999). "Women Gain A Foothold in Brazil Soccer". The Washington Post.