Delma Gonçalves (born 19 May 1975), commonly known as Pretinha,[note 1] is a Brazilian professional soccer coach and former forward. A longtime member of the Brazil national team, for whom she debuted in 1991, she played for clubs in Brazil, the United States and Japan before moving to Icheon Daekyo of South Korea's WK-League in 2009.[3]
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Full name | Delma Gonçalves[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 May 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Mendanha FC | |||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Vasco da Gama | |||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Washington Freedom | 21 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | San Jose CyberRays | 34 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2017 | Icheon Daekyo | (49) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2014 | Brazil | 68 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 4 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 4 January 2023 (UTC) |
With the Brazilian national team, Pretinha participated in four World Cups; in China (1991), Sweden (1995), United States (1999), and China (2007). She has also played in four Olympic Games; in Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). She won silver medals from the 2004 and 2008 Olympic tournaments.[3]
Club career
editAs a child, Pretinha had played football with her brothers on the streets of Rio. She joined her first club Mendanha Futebol Clube at the age of 14.[3] After being elevated to the Brazil national team, she was signed by the female section of Vasco da Gama. At the time of the 1999 Women's World Cup in the United States, Pretinha was earning around $3,400 per month from her contract with Vasco.[4]
When the American professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) started in 2001, Pretinha and compatriot Roseli were assigned to Washington Freedom in the inaugural draft. Pretinha scored the only goal in the league's first ever match; a second half penalty kick at the Bay Area CyberRays.[5] With four goals in her first five games Pretinha led the early season scoring charts, she finished the campaign with five goals having played in all 21 league games. At the end of the inaugural season Washington traded Pretinha to the CyberRays.[6]
During her first season with her new club in 2002, coach Ian Sawyers handed Pretinha a deeper midfield role.[7] In June 2003 she scored twice at Washington Freedom to salvage a draw for the CyberRays against her old club.[8] The team's top-goalscorer, Pretinha missed the culmination of the CyberRays' 2003 campaign after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during an international friendly between Brazil and the United States in July 2003.[9]
With the collapse of WUSA and the lack of structure in Brazil women's football, Pretinha was without a club while recuperating from her injury. She played in the Athens Olympics as a free agent, then joined Japanese L. League team INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2005.[10] In March 2009 she joined Icheon Daekyo, becoming the first foreign professional to join the new WK-League in South Korea.[3]
International career
editWhen the Brazil women's national football team were preparing for the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, they played a training match against a Liga Desportiva de Nova Iguaçu (LDNI) select team containing a 16-year-old Pretinha. Brazil won easily but Pretinha excelled to the extent that she was added to the national team panel for the World Cup. The aeroplane journey to Guangdong in China was the first time that the young Pretinha had travelled outside the state of Rio.[11]
In China Pretinha featured in Brazil's last two group games; being unused in the 1–0 win over Japan then playing as a substitute in defeats by the United States (0–5) and Sweden (0–2).[12] The Brazil women's national team did not play another match for over three years, until a sponsorship from Maizena corn starch allowed them to play in the 1995 South American Women's Football Championship. Pretinha remained in the squad, one of 10 Vasco players to be included, and scored six goals in Brazil's successful campaign.[13]
At the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden, Pretinha scored in a 2–1 defeat by Japan. Brazil finished at the bottom of Group A, but qualified for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on account of England having no agreement to represent Great Britain. At the Olympics Pretinha was the joint-top goalscorer with four goals, as Brazil finished in fourth place after a 3–2 defeat in the bronze medal match by Norway.[14][15]
Still playing for Vasco da Gama, Pretinha remained a key player for Brazil at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16] A tournament preview on the SoccerTimes.com website pointed out she had scored two goals in each of her previous two games and called her: "a force at midfield or forward".[17] She was a member of the Brazil team that participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and again finished in fourth place.[18]
The knee injury sustained by Pretinha in July 2003 ruled her out of Brazil's squad for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19] Despite being without a club, she was restored to the national team for the 2004 Athens Olympics.[20] She scored in both the 1–0 semi-final win over Sweden[21] and the 2–1 overtime final defeat by the United States, as Brazil collected silver medals.[22]
She remained in the national selection for the 2007 Pan American Games, but was predominantly a reserve player. She was disappointed not to start the final, staged at Maracanã Stadium in her home city, but did come on as a late substitute.[10] As an experienced 32-year-old veteran, she was called up for her fourth World Cup in 2007.[23] She was a substitute in the final, which Brazil lost 2–0 to Germany.
Pretinha participated at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[24] She won another silver medal when Brazil lost the final 1–0 after extra time to the United States. That was her final contribution at national team level, until she was called up six years later, aged 39, for a friendly match in France.[25]
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 January 1995 | Uberlândia, Brazil | ?–0 | 13–0 | 1995 South American Women's Football Championship | |
2. | ?–0 | |||||
3. | ?–0 | |||||
4. | ?–0 | |||||
5. | 14 January 1995 | 4–0 | 8–0 | |||
6. | 8–0 | |||||
7. | 7 June 1995 | Karlstad, Sweden | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
8. | 21 July 1996 | Washington, D.C., United States | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1996 Summer Olympics | |
9. | 2–2 | |||||
10. | 23 July 1996 | Birmingham, United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
11. | 28 July 1996 | Athens, United States | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
12. | 6 March 1998 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ?–0 | 14–0 | 1998 South American Women's Football Championship | |
13. | 15 March 1998 | 4–0 | 7–1 | |||
14. | 15 September 1998 | Oneonta, United States | 1–? | 2–2 | 1998 Women's U.S. Cup | |
15. | 2–? | |||||
16. | 18 September 1998 | Rochester, United States | ?–0 | 11–0 | ||
17. | ?–0 | |||||
18. | ?–0 | |||||
19. | ?–0 | |||||
20. | 19 June 1999 | East Rutherford, United States | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
21. | 2–1 | |||||
22. | 7–1 | |||||
23. | 13 September 2000 | Melbourne, Australia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Summer Olympics | |
24. | 23 April 2003 | Lima, Peru | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2003 South American Women's Football Championship | |
25. | 25 April 2003 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
26. | 27 April 2003 | 1–0 | 12–0 | |||
27. | 2–0 | |||||
28. | 17 August 2004 | Patras, Greece | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2004 Summer Olympics | |
29. | 23 August 2004 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
30. | 26 August 2004 | Piraeus, Greece | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ||
31. | 18 July 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8–0 | 10–0 | 2007 Pan American Games | |
32. | 20 September 2007 | Hangzhou, China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Coaching career
editIn February 2022 Pretinha became an assistant coach at her former club Vasco da Gama.[26]
Notes
edit- ^ In a June 1999 interview with Grant Wahl, Pretinha said her nickname means "little black girl" and that the reference to skin color is not considered problematic in Brazil.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 15 September 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Pretinha". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Pretinha's Korean Dream". The Korea Times. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Wahl, Grant (28 June 1999). "Q&a". CNN Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Freedom wins first". CNN Sports Illustrated. 14 April 2001. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Freedom Trade Pretinha to CyberRays". Associated Press. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Chapin, Dwight (18 August 2002). "CyberRays need another scorer / Brazilian Katia was San Jose's major -- and only -- goal threat". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Pretinha comes back to haunt Freedom". The Washington Times. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Smith, Michelle (16 July 2003). "CyberRays' Pretinha sidelined by knee injury". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Pretinha" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Valporto, Oscar (28 September 2006). Atleta, substitutivo feminino: vinte mulheres brasileiras nos Jogos Olímpicos (in Portuguese). Casa da Palavra. p. 249. ISBN 9788577340163. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 – Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Garin, Erik; Pierrend, José Luis (28 January 2001). "South-American Women's Championship 1995". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Pretinha". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Pretinha lembra disputa do bronze em Atlanta 1996" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads". FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original (TXT) on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "USA 1999: Brazil". SoccerTimes.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "A esperança de gols" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Lavinas, Thiago (21 September 2007). "Pretinha: 16 anos evoluindo com a seleção" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Pretinha" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Brasileiras vão à final por façanha inédita para o futebol brasileiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pretinha, the voice of experience". FIFA. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Pretinha" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Depois de seis anos, Pretinha está de volta à Seleção Brasileira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra (company). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Pretinha é anunciada como nova auxiliar do futebol feminino do Vasco: 'É uma grande oportunidade'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
edit- Pretinha – FIFA competition record (archived)
- WUSA Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 January 2004)