In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vaz and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Beatriz Vaz e Silva | ||
Date of birth | (1985-10-07) 7 October 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Brazil | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Santos | ||
2006–2007 | SABESP | ||
2010–2012 | Foz Cataratas | ||
2013–2014 | Ferroviária | ||
2015 | Boston Breakers | 10 | (0) |
2015 | São José | 5 | (0) |
2016 | Flamengo | 10 | (0) |
2017 | Audax | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013–2015 | Brazil | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Beatriz Vaz e Silva (born 7 October 1985), commonly known as Bia or Bia Vaz, is a Brazilian soccer coach and former player. As a "volante" (English: defensive midfielder), she played for Brazilian clubs including Santos, Ferroviára, São José and Flamengo. She represented the Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and played for the Brazil national team.
She was waived by the Boston Breakers in October 2015.
Coaching career
In 2017, while still playing for Audax, Bia Vaz was invited onto Vadão's national team coaching staff. She retained her position as an assistant coach when Pia Sundhage took over as Brazil's head coach in 2019.
Honours
- Ferroviária
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino: 2014
- Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino: 2014
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2013
- Foz Cataratas
- Flamengo
References
- "Anexo único – Esportes Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos: Categoria internacional" [Single annex – Olympic and Paralympic sports: International category] (PDF). Ministry of Citizenship (in Portuguese). p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Breakers waive Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires". Boston Breakers. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Após carreira nos gramados, ex-jogadoras seguem no futebol em cargos na CBF" (in Portuguese). Terra (company). 13 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
External links
- Bia Vaz at Soccerway
- Boston Breakers player profile
Brazil squad – 2014 Copa América Femenina winners (6th title) | ||
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Brazilian women's footballers
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Boston Breakers players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Women's association football midfielders
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (women) players
- Santos FC (women) players
- Southern Nazarene University alumni
- Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm women's soccer players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (women) players
- São José Esporte Clube (women) players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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