Adriana Alvim Burke (née Viola; born 26 December 1968), commonly known as Adriana, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward for the Brazil women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. At club level she played for EC Radar in Brazil.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adriana Alvim Burke[1] | ||
Birth name | Adriana Alvim Viola[2] | ||
Date of birth | (1968-12-26) 26 December 1968 (age 53) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1992 | St. John's Red Storm | 51 | (40) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
EC Radar | |||
National team‡ | |||
Brazil | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 1991 (before the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup) |
While playing college soccer for St. John's Red Storm, Adriana set goal (40) and points (91) records which were not broken until 2015 by Rachel Daly.[4] She was inducted into the program's Hall of Fame in 2014.[5]
At the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Adriana started two of three group games as Brazil were eliminated in the first round.[3]
Brazil squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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