Fatima Moreira de Melo

Fatima Moreira de Melo

Personal information
Born	(1978-07-04) 4 July 1978 Rotterdam
Playing position	Midfield/Backward
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)
1999- -Present	HGC HC Rotterdam	?? (??) ?? (??)
National team
1997-2011	Netherlands	191 (30)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2000 Sydney Team competition World Cup 2006 Madrid Team competition 1998 Utrecht Team competition 2002 Perth Team competition Champions Trophy 2000 Amstelveen Team competition 2004 Rosario Team competition 2005 Canberra Team competition 2007 Quilmes Team competition 1999 Brisbane Team competition 2001 Amstelveen Team competition 2002 Macau Team competition 2006 Amstelveen Team competition
Last updated on: after 2007 Champions Trophy

Fatima Moreira de Melo, LL.M. (born 4 July 1978 in Rotterdam, South Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey player of Portuguese descent. She has played 191^[1] international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of striker. In the Dutch national competition she has played for Tempo '34, HGC and HC Rotterdam. She was part of the Dutch squad that became World Champion at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup and which won the 2007 Champions Trophy.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won an olympic gold medal with the Dutch national team beating China in the final 2-0.

Besides playing field hockey she also studied law and has presented TV programs for both local and national TV stations. She also has a career as a singer. She performed the theme song for the International Hockey Federation's International Year of the Youth at the closing of the 2001 Men's World Cup Hockey Qualifier in Edinburgh. Her father is a Portuguese diplomat stationed in the Netherlands. Her boyfriend is pro-tennis player Raemon Sluiter. She obtained a master's degree in Law in 2006. In December 2006 she became Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year and became the new face of the Rabobank in their Dutch TV advertisements.

She belongs to the Team PokerStars: Sportstars,^[2] and one can find her playing tournaments behind the nickname FatimaDeMelo on the PokerStars online poker card room.

References

External links

• Official site for her music career

Fatima Moreira de Melo – International Tournaments
Netherlands squad – 1998 FIH World Cup 1 Sinnige 2 Touw 3 Van den Broek 4 Deiters 5 Kuipers 6 Lewin 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Moreira de Melo 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen Coach: Van 't Hek Netherlands squad – 1999 European Nations Cup 1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 6 Petri 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 17 Mulder 18 Booij 19 De Haan Coach: Van 't Hek Netherlands squad – 2000 Champions Trophy 1 Sinnige 2 Van Geenhuizen 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 19 De Haan 22 Wouters Coach: Van 't Hek Netherlands squad – 2000 Summer Olympics 1 Sinnige 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters 5 Moreira de Melo 7 H. Smabers 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Teeuwen 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 Veenstra 13 M. Smabers 14 Thate (c) 15 Van de Kieft 16 Van der Wielen 18 Booij 30 Touw Coach: Van 't Hek Netherlands squad – 2001 Champions Trophy 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Deiters (c) 5 Moreira de Melo 8 Van den Boogaard 9 Cornelis 10 Donners 11 Boomgaardt 12 De Groot 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 20 Van Geenhuizen 21 Scheepstra Coach: Lammers Netherlands squad – 2002 Champions Trophy 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Cornelis 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman 26 Van de Kieft Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2002 FIH World Cup 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Petri 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Verbakel 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 18 Booij 19 Van Hees 21 Van Kessel 23 K. Lammers 24 Kooijman Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 Sinnige 2 De Roever 3 Van der Vaart 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Donners (c) 11 Boomgaardt 13 Smabers 14 Booij 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Mulder 21 Van Kessel Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2004 Champions Trophy 2 De Roever 3 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 6 Scheepstra 7 Van Geenhuizen 8 Van Eijk 10 Fuchs 11 Goderie 12 Voskamp 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2005 Champions Trophy 1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Karres 10 Fuchs 11 Goderie 12 Voskamp 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2006 Champions Trophy 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 25 Vorstenbosch Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2006 FIH World Cup 2 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 10 Karres 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 De Bruijn 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 20 De Haan 21 Polkamp 23 K. Lammers Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2007 Champions Trophy 1 De Roever 2 Meekels 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Snoeks 8 Kremers 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 16 Welten 17 Paumen 18 Van As 21 Polkamp 22 Engels 23 K. Lammers 24 De Goede 26 Van der Pols Coach: M. Lammers Netherlands squad – 2008 Champions Trophy 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 5 Van Geel 8 Van Dooren 9 W. Dijkstra 13 Smabers 14 M. Dijkstra 16 Welten 17 Kuyvenhoven 18 Van As 19 Verhage 21 Jongepier 23 Collot d'Escury 24 De Goede 25 Dirkse van den Heuvel 26 Van der Pols 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers Netherlands squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal 1 De Roever 3 Mulder 4 Moreira de Melo 7 Van Geenhuizen 9 Dijkstra 11 Goderie 12 Welten 13 Smabers 14 Booij (c) 15 Schopman 17 Paumen 18 Van As 19 Hoog 21 Polkamp 24 De Goede 27 Agliotti Coach: Lammers

Awards
Preceded by Elisabeth Willeboordse	Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Elisabeth Willeboordse