Natália María Bernardo dos Santos[1] (born 25 December 1986) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and the Angola women's national handball team.
| Natália Bernardo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Natália María Bernardo dos Santos | ||
| Born |
25 December 1986 Luanda, Angola | ||
| Nationality | Angolan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Primeiro de Agosto | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Angola | 114 | (189) | |
She participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia, and the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Natália was named the best player of the 2016 African Women's Handball Championship.
Personal life
editNatália is a half-sister to fellow handball players Marcelina Kiala and Luísa Kiala.
Achievements
edit- Carpathian Trophy:
- Winner: 2019
References
edit- ^ "Natalia Maria Bernardo dos SANTOS". IHF.
- ^ "XX Women's World Handball Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Angola" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natália Bernardo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
edit- Natalia Maria Bernardo dos Santos at the International Handball Federation
- Natalia Maria Bernardo at Olympics.com
- Natália Bernardo-Santos at Olympedia (archive)
- Natalia Bernardo at Olympics.com
- Natalia Santos at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Natalia Kiala on Instagram
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