Nair Almeida | |
Fullname: | Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1984 |
Birth Place: | Lobito, Angola |
Nationality: | Angolan |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Position: | Left Back |
Currentclub: | Primeiro de Agosto |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Years1: | 1998-2002 |
Clubs1: | Escola da Restinga |
Years2: | 2002–2004 |
Clubs2: | ENANA |
Years3: | 2004–2011 |
Clubs3: | Petro Atlético |
Years4: | 2011–2016 |
Clubs4: | Primeiro de Agosto |
Nationalteam1: | Angola |
Medaltemplates: | MVP |
Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida (born January 23, 1984, in Lobito, Benguela province), is a retired Angolan handball player. Almeida began her career in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da Restinga, do Lobito (EARL).[1] She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Almeida scored 57 goals and was number six on the list of top scorers. She played for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]