Search results
Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 3 March 1978), commonly known as Formiga ( Portuguese: ant ), is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a midfielder for São Paulo FC. She previously played for professional clubs in Sweden, the United States and France.
Nov 30, 2021 · Formiga was born in 1978 during a period when it was illegal for women in Brazil to play soccer — a ban that existed for 40 years. It would be another eight years before Brazil's women's team...
Nov 25, 2021 · The only girl among five children, Miraildes Maciel Mota was born in 1978, three years before Brazil’s 40-year ban on women’s football was lifted, and began playing football aged 12,...
Nov 10, 2021 · Posted 10 Nov 2021. Brazil. FIFA World Cup. Soccer. Sport. After competing in a record seven FIFA World Cups, Brazilian veteran Formiga is set to retire from international football at the age of 43.
Oct 20, 2022 · Born in 1978, Formiga followed her idol Dunga into football at the tender age of 12. A year before Dunga captained Brazil to their fourth FIFA World Cup title in 1994, Formiga made her...
Jul 19, 2021 · Yet when she was born in Salvador in the north-east state of Bahia in 1978, it was still illegal for women and girls to even play soccer. A 1941 decree by the National Sports Council in...
Feb 25, 2022 · The 43-year-old is the only player (male or female) to have played in seven World Cups and seven Olympics and while she is still playing club football for São Paulo she is also aware that there...
Related searches
Searches related to Formiga (footballer, born 1978)
