Cristina Branco (handballer) explained

Cristina Branco
Fullname:	Cristina Direito Branco
Birth Date:	15 March 1985
Birth Place:	Luanda, Angola
Nationality:	Angolan
Height:	1.72 m
Position:	Goalkeeper
Currentclub:	Primeiro de Agosto
Clubnumber:	12
Nationalteam1:	Angola
Nationalcaps1:	66
Nationalgoals1:	0

Cristina Direito Branco a.k.a. Branca (born 15 March 1985) is an Angolan handball player for Primeiro de Agosto and Angolan national team.

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.^[1] She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[2] She also competed for the Angolan team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[3] She was the flag bearer for Angola during the closing ceremonies in Rio.

She plays for the club 1º de Agosto.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Angola . . 5 December 2011 .
2. Web site: XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Angola . . 7 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207234930/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/140/pdf/ANG.pdf . 7 December 2013 .
3. Web site: BRANCO Cristina Direito . Rio 2016 . 22 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826110801/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/cristina-direito-branco . 26 August 2016 .
4. Web site: Cristina Direito . Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 29 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801160415/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/direito-cristina-1072305/ . 1 August 2012 .