Tamires Cássia Dias de Britto (née Gomes, born 10 October 1987), commonly known as Tamires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Corinthians and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and 2019 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as at the 2016 Olympic Games.
![]() Tamires with Corinthians in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tamires Cássia Dias de Britto[1] | ||
Birth name | Tamires Cássia Dias Gomes[2] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Caeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil[3] | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | CA Juventus | ||
2006–2007 | Santos | ||
2008 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 10 | (1) |
2008 | Ferroviária | ||
2011 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
2013–2015 | Centro Olímpico | 21 | (11) |
2015–2019 | Fortuna Hjørring | 39 | (24) |
2019– | Corinthians | 159 | (31) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Brazil | 148 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:32, 8 April 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editIn 2008, Tamires made 10 appearances in the American W-League for Charlotte Lady Eagles, where she was nicknamed "Tam-tam".[4] She joined Centro Olímpico in 2013, after playing for other Brazilian teams including Santos.[5] In summer 2015 she agreed a move to Danish Elitedivisionen club Fortuna Hjørring.[6]
In June 2019, she agreed a one-year contract with Corinthians, who gave her the number 37 shirt.[7]
International career
editTamires played for the São Paulo select team, which represented Brazil at the 2006 Peace Queen Cup.[8] She made her senior debut in September 2013, against New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup. In Brazil's next match, she scored her first national team goal in a 4–0 win over Mexico.[9]
At the 2014 Copa América Femenina, Tamires scored the fifth goal in Brazil's 6–0 rout of Argentina. In February 2015, she was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare the national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.[10] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Brazil lost 1–0 in the second round to Australia. Tamires remained in Canada as part of the victorious Brazilian selection at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
In July 2015, Tamires was the victim of a robbery while leaving her mother's house in Santo André, and her Pan American Games gold medal was stolen. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) presented her with a replica.[11]
Tamires was named to the Brazil squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, her first Olympic Games.[12] She remained the national team's first-choice left-back at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[13] She earned her 100th cap on 12 December 2019 against Mexico.[14]
International goals
editGoal |
Date | Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2013-09-25 | Savièse, Switzerland | Mexico | 1.1 | 4–0 |
4–0 |
Valais Cup 2013 |
2 | 2014-04-09 | Brisbane, Australia | Australia | 1.1 | 1–1 |
2–1 |
Friendly game |
3 | 2014-09-26 | Sangolquí, Ecuador | Argentina | 1.1 | 5–0 |
6–0 |
Copa América 2014 |
4 | 2016-12-7 | Manaus, Brazil | Costa Rica | 1.1 | 2–0 |
6–0 |
Torneio Internacional 2016 |
5 | 2019-10-8 | Kielce, Poland | Poland | 1.1 | 0–2 |
1–3 |
Friendly game |
6 | 2022-09-2 | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa | 1.1 | 0–3 |
0–3 |
Friendly game |
7 | 2022-04-11 | Nuremberg, Germany | Germany | 1.1 | 0–1 |
1–2 |
Friendly game |
Personal life
editTamires has one son, Bernardo, with César Britto.[15][16] She is currently in a relationship with singer Gabi Fernandes.[17]
Honors
editSantos
edit- Liga Nacional: 2007
- Campeonato Paulista: 2007
Centro Olímpico
edit- Campeonato Brasileiro: 2013
- Fortuna Hjørring
- Elitedivisionen: 2015-16, 2017-18
- Danish Women's Cup: 2015–16, 2018–19
- Corinthians
- Copa Libertadores: 2019, 2021, 2023
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Campeonato Paulista: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2022, 2023
- Copa Paulista: 2022
Brazil
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[18]
Individual
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011-2020[19]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Team of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Campeonato Brasileiro Most Beautiful Goal: 2019 e 2020
- Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2021
- Craque da Galera do Campeonato Paulista: 2021
- CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores da América Squad of the Season: 2020 e 2021
- Bola de Prata ESPN – Seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro: 2021 e 2022
- Campeonato Brasileiro Finals MVP: 2023
- Samba Gold: 2023
References
edit- ^ a b "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). p. 8.
- ^ "List of Players - Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 8 June 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Tamires Cássia Dias De Britto" (in Portuguese). Futebol Feminino. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Charlotte Lady Eagles 2008 Season -- Team Statistics and Results". Charlotte Lady Eagles. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Silva, Rafael (17 June 2013). "Futebol Feminino do COTP ganha reforços" (in Portuguese). Secretaria Municipal de Esportes, Lazer e Recreação. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Vandsted, Torben (5 July 2015). "Fra Brasiliens Landshold til Fortuna Hjørring" (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação de Tamires, lateral da seleção" (in Portuguese). Terra (company). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 March 2015). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2006-2007" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (5 March 2014). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Women's Team) 2011-2013" (in Portuguese). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (26 May 2015). "Road to Vancouver: Brazil's Formiga picked for sixth time". Soccer America. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Campeã do futebol tem medalha de ouro do Pan-Americano roubada" (in Portuguese). Internet Group. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Ficha técnica: Tamires, lateral, Fortuna Hjorring" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Giampietro, Giancarlo (22 June 2019). "Brazil's Tamires happy to shoulder dual responsibility". FIFA. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "1ª mãe a ter 100 jogos pela seleção, Tamires fica sem homenagem da CBF". Dibradoras (in Portuguese). 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Gols de barriga: a luta das mães que atuam dentro e fora da Copa do Mundo". 16 June 2019.
- ^ Fattori, Anderson (26 December 2014). "Tamires dribla saudade e brilha com a Seleção" (in Portuguese). Diário do Grande ABC. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Giusti, Iran (31 July 2023). "Conheça Tamires, única mãe da seleção feminina e namorada de cantora sertaneja" (in Portuguese). Terra.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (10 August 2024). "Brazil 0-1 United States: Emma Hayes leads USA to Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - CONMEBOL - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 26 January 2021.
External links
edit- Tamires – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tamires Cássia Dias Gomes – FIFA World Cup profile