BENITES Bruna

Date of Birth: 16 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: CUIABA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BRAZIL

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women BRA Brazil	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #03 CHN China 0 BRA Brazil 5	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Group F #10 NED Netherlands 3 BRA Brazil 3	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Women's Group F #16 BRA Brazil 1 ZAM Zambia 0	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #22 CAN Canada 0 (4) PSO BRA Brazil 0 (3)	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Senior	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6	Senior	2012	London, GBR

Playing with her four dogs. (Twitter profile, 26 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Physiotherapy - Dom Bosco Catholic University, Campo Grande, BRA

Languages spoken:

Internacional [Porto Alegre, BRA] since 2019

Mauricio Salgado [club]; Pia Sundhage [national], SWE

Position style:

Defender (cbf.com.br, 18 Jun 2021)

2012 for Brazil Against Cameroon, Olympic Games in Cardiff, Great Britain (esporteagil.com.br, 28 Jul 2012)

In May 2015 she injured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and medial collateral ligament [MCL] in her knee during training. She required surgery and was out of action for about eight months, including missing the 2015 World Cup in Canada. (omarvado.com, 13 Jul 2016; osmormons.com, 11 Jun 2015; planetafutebolfeminino.com.br, 08 May 2015)

National league:

Serie A1 [BRA] (internacional.com.br, 02 Sep 2020)

She began playing football for a club at age 13 in Cuiaba, Brazil. (universidadedofutebol.com.br, 03 Mar 2017)

"I began playing when I was 13 years old for a club, before that I used to play with my [two] brothers. I did not have other girls as friends, so I ended up playing with my brothers and cousins, and we always played football." (ludopedio.com.br, 10 Jan 2016)

Brazilian motor racing driver Ayrton Senna, French footballer Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian footballers Dunga and Marta. (cob.org.br, Jul 2015; esporteagil.com.br, 11 Jan 2010)

Philosophy:

"To be a hero is not enough to save lives. There is also a mission to make people happy." (Facebook page, 14 Jul 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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