Alexandra do Nascimento

Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team.

Career
She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo where she grew up. She moved to Austria in 2004.

In 2012, she was the first Brazilian handballer to be voted IHF World Player of the Year.

In 2016, she was chosen for the third time to be in Brazil's Olympic handball team. She was the top scorer in her first two games.

Achievements

 * Austrian League:
 * Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
 * Austrian Cup:
 * Winner: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
 * Romanian League:
 * Finalist: 2015
 * Romanian Cup:
 * Winner: 2015
 * EHF Champions League:
 * Finalist: 2008
 * Semifinalist: 2005, 2007, 2009
 * EHF Cup Winners' Cup
 * Winner: 2013
 * Runners-up: 2004
 * EHF Champions Trophy
 * Runners-up: 2008
 * Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
 * Winner: 2014
 * Pan American Games:
 * Winner: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
 * World Championship:
 * Winner: 2013
 * Pan American Championship:
 * Winner: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
 * Silver Medalist: 2009
 * South American Championship:
 * Winner: 2013
 * Provident Cup:
 * Winner: 2013

Awards and recognition

 * World Championship Top Scorer: 2011
 * World Championship Second Best Scorer: 2013
 * EHF Champions League Second Best Scorer: 2010
 * All-Star Right Wing of the Summer Olympics: 2012
 * IHF World Player of the Year – Women: 2012
 * Austrian Handball Federation Right Wing of the Year – Women: 2013
 * Most Valuable Player Pan American Championship: 2013

Personal life
Since July 2011, she is married to Chilean international handballer, Patricio Martínez.