Débora Costa

Débora Costa
Débora Costa (right) guards Waleska Perez of Venezuela
No. 5 – América de Recife
PositionGuard
LeagueBrazilian League
Personal information
Born (1991-08-12) August 12, 1991 (age 33)
Americana, São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Listed weight59 kg (130 lb)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2023 León
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Xalapa
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Juan
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ambato
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mendoza
Gold medal – first place 2022 Argentina Team
Americas U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Argentina

Débora Fernandes da Costa (12 August 1991) is a Brazilian basketball player for Sesi Araraquara and the Brazilian national team.

Career

Club

She started practicing the sport at the age of 8, growing an interest due to her sister training basketball and the fact they living in a city with a traditional club, ADCF Americana. Costa thrived despite her short stature - she began at basketball measuring 1.4 metres (4.6 ft), and grew to only 1.64 metres (5.4 ft) - drawing inspiration from a national team player with the same height, Adriana Moisés Pinto, and focusing on having a fast game. Playing for Americana, she won the Brazilian championship twice, in 2011 and 2013.[1]

International

After many years in the youth Brazilian teams, Costa was given a chance at the senior squad once Americana coach Luiz Augusto Zanon assumed the Brazilian national team in 2013. As part of the rotation replacing her idol Adrianinha, Costa won two South American Championships and a bronze at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women,[2] and competed at the 2014 FIBA World Championship,[3] and the 2015 Pan American Games.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Baixinha da Seleção, Débora guarda trunfo para surpreender adversárias".
  3. ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "BRA - BRAZIL" (PDF). Pan American Sports Organization. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.