Fatima Moreira de Melo(born 4 July 1978) is a former Dutchfield hockeyplayer and professionalpokerplayer of Portuguese descent. She has played 191[1]international matches for theDutch national team,scoring 30 goals. De Melo's debut match with the senior team was on 21 October 1997 against Germany, which ended in a 2–1 victory for the Netherlands. She played as astriker.In the Dutch national competition she has played for Tempo '34,HGCand HC Rotterdam. De Melo was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the2006 Women's Hockey World Cupand which won the2007 Champions Trophy.In December 2006, she becameRotterdam Sportswoman of the Yearand became the new face of theRabobankin their Dutch TV advertisements.
 De Melo at theWorld Poker Tourin 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 July 1978 Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield/Backward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999- -Present |
HGC HC Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997-2011 | Netherlands | 191 (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: after 2007 Champions Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing,she won an Olympic gold medal with theDutch national teambeatingChinain the final 2–0.
Besides playing field hockey, de Melo also studied at theErasmus University Rotterdamwhere she obtained anLL.M.degree inCriminal lawin 2006.[2][3]She furthermore has presented TV programs for both local and national TV stations. She also has acareeras a singer. She performed the theme song for theInternational Hockey Federation'sInternational Year of the Youthat the closing of the 2001 Men's World Cup Hockey Qualifier inEdinburgh.De Melo's father is aPortuguesediplomat stationed in the Netherlands. Her boyfriend is pro-tennis playerRaemon Sluiter.
De Melo belonged to the Team PokerStars: Sportstars,[4]and one could find her playing tournaments behind the nickname FatimaDeMelo on the PokerStars online poker card room. She left her role as Sporting Icon Pro in early 2020.[5]
References
edit- ^"International tournament history Fatima Moreira de Melo".KNHB.nl(in Dutch).Royal Dutch Hockey Association.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-08.Retrieved2006-06-10.
- ^Fatima Moreira de Melo: Success wherever she goes- website of The Hockey Paper
- ^Fatima Moreira de Melo: "Durf je eigen pad te volgen"- website of theErasmus University Rotterdam
- ^"Fatima Moreira de Melo".PokerStars.
- ^"Fatima Moreira de Melo Parts Ways with PokerStars".pokertube /.
External links
edit- Fatima Moreira de Meloat theInternational Hockey Federation
- Fatima Moreira de MeloatOlympics
- Fatima Moreira de MeloatOlympedia
- Official site for her music career
- Fatima Moreira de MeloatOlympics at Sports-Reference(archived)
