Eduarda Amorim
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Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim (born 23 September 1986 in Blumenau, Santa Catarina) is a Brazilian handball
player. She plays for the Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC
and for the Brazilian national team
. She is the younger sister of Brazilian international handballer Ana Amorim
.
Two years later, by then as a USCS/São Caetano player, she won the São Paulo state junior championship and faced a marathon of matches, as she played parallel for the youth, junior and adult team.
She moved to Europe in 2005, joining her sister in the Macedonian capital Skopje. She spent three-and-a-half season by Kometal
, when she had to leave the club that faced heavy financial troubles and had to axe their expenditures.
Amorim found her new home in Hungary, signing to Győri Audi ETO KC
on 23 February 2009.
, that was played on home soil. She also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in China, where the Brazilian team placed ninth.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. She plays for the Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....
and for the Brazilian national team
Brazil women's national handball team
The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international team handball competitions.-World Women's Handball Championships:...
. She is the younger sister of Brazilian international handballer Ana Amorim
Ana Amorim
Ana Carolina Amorim is a Brazilian handball player who was most recently under conract with Alcoa FKC....
.
Club
Encouraged by her older sister, Amorim started to play handball at age 11 in the Colégio Barão do Rio Branco. She moved to Metodista/São Bernardo in 2002, after the invitation Silvio Rodriguez, who spotted her during the youth games in Recife. She finished runner-up with her new team yet in that season.Two years later, by then as a USCS/São Caetano player, she won the São Paulo state junior championship and faced a marathon of matches, as she played parallel for the youth, junior and adult team.
She moved to Europe in 2005, joining her sister in the Macedonian capital Skopje. She spent three-and-a-half season by Kometal
Kometal Gjorce Petrov Skopje
Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje is a female handball club based in Skopje, capital of Macedonia.- History :The club was founded in 1979. Since the independence of Macedonia in 1991, it has won all the national championships and national cups, losing only the cup in 1994...
, when she had to leave the club that faced heavy financial troubles and had to axe their expenditures.
Amorim found her new home in Hungary, signing to Győri Audi ETO KC
Gyori Audi ETO KC
Győri ETO KC is a Hungarian women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC.Győr reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2006 and the final of the Champions League in 2009....
on 23 February 2009.
International
The Brazilian left back has won the gold medal on the 2007 Pan American GamesHandball at the 2007 Pan American Games
The Handball Competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Riocentro Sports Complex in a temporary facility. There are two competitions, one each for men and women, each with eight national teams competing. Brazil is the defending champion for both the men's and women's...
, that was played on home soil. She also participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in China, where the Brazilian team placed ninth.
Achievements
- Brazilian Championship:
- Silver Medallist: 2002
- Macedonian Championship:
- Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Macedonian Cup:
- Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Nemzeti Bajnokság INemzeti Bajnokság I (Women's handball)The Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the top professional league for Hungarian women's team handball clubs. It is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.- History :...
:- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2011
- Magyar KupaMagyar Kupa (Women's handball)Magyar Kupa is the main domestic cup for Hungarian women's team handball clubs, which is organized and supervised by the Hungarian Handball Federation. The competition is held annually, starting in September and concluding in April. The teams play in a one-leg knockout system with a final four...
:- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2011
- EHF Champions League:
- Semifinalist: 2010, 2011