Nationality Angolan Current club Primeiro de Agosto Nickname Branca | Playing position Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Name Cristina Branco | |
Full name Cristina Direito Branco Born 15 March 1985 (age 39)
Luanda, Angola ( 1985-03-15 ) | ||
Cristina Direito Branco a.k.a. Branca (born 15 March 1985) is an Angolan handball player. She plays on the Angola women's national handball team and participated at the 2011 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championships in Brazil and Serbia. She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She also competed for the Angolan team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was the flag bearer for Angola during the closing ceremonies in Rio.
She plays for the club 1ยบ de Agosto.
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