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.