Mônica
Personal information
Full name Mônica Angélica de Paula
Date of birth (1978-04-04) 4 April 1978
Place of birth São Carlos, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 São Paulo
2001–2003 Matonense
2004–2006 Ferroviária
Botucatu
International career‡
2000–2007 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Olympic medal record
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games - Women's Football
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Pan American Games - Women's Football
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team Competition

Mônica Angélica de Paula (born 4 April 1978), or simply Mônica, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defender. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Born in São Paulo, Mônica only began playing football in 1999. Before, she used to practice basketball — even played with Adrianinha and Kelly of the basketball national team — and volleyball, which she abandoned after a pregnancy. In her pro career, she also played for São Paulo, Matonense and Araraquara.[1][2]

At the training camp for the 2000 Summer Olympics, Mônica fought with teammate Daniela. The confrontation was attributed to premenstrual syndrome.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mônica de Paula" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Comitê Olímpico do Brasil. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Futebol - Monica". UOL Esporte - Olimpíadas 2004 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Rangel, Sérgio (18 July 2004). "Seleção faz tratamento para driblar TPM" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.



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