Rita de Cássia Bove (born 8 June 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Cruzeiro.

International career

Rita Bove made her full international debut for the Brazil women's national team on 4 July 2017, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–3 loss against

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Career statistics

International

Honours

São José *

Copa Libertadores Femenina The CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina, commonly known as "Copa Libertadores Femenina" ( Portuguese: ''Copa/Taça Libertadores Feminina''), is an annual international women's association football club competition in South America. It is organized by th ...

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Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino (''Paulista Women's Football Championship'', in English) is the women's football state championship of São Paulo State, and is contested since 1987. Format There is no predetermined format for the ...

: 2014, 2015 Santos *Copa Paulista: 2020

References

1990 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Saad Esporte Clube (women) players São José Esporte Clube (women) players Santos FC (women) players Brazil women's international footballers Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub