Deonise Fachinello

Deonise Fachinello (born 20 June 1983) is a former Brazilian handball player. She was a part of the Brazilian national team.^[1][2] In 2013 she won the World Championship; the first time ever for Brazil and South America.^[3][4]

Deonise Fachinello
Personal information
Full name	Deonise Cavaleiro Fachinello
Born	(1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 42) Santa Rosa, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Guarulhos
	Metodista
2006–2007	Club León Balonmano
2007–2008	SD Itxako
2008–2009	Hypo Niederösterreich
2009–2011	Havre HAC
2011–2012	SD Itxako
2012–2014	Hypo Niederösterreich
2014–2015	CSM București
2016	Nykøbing Falster
2016–2017	HC Odense
2017–2018	CS Măgura Cisnădie
2018–2019	SCM Craiova
2019–2021	Bourg-de-Péage
2022	Debreceni VSC
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Brazil	204	(424)
Medal record World Championship 2013 Serbia Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Team Pan American Championship 2007 Brazil 2011 Brazil 2013 Dominican Republic 2017 Argentina 2009 Chile South and Central American Championship 2018 Brazil South American Games 2014 Santiago Team 2018 Cochabamba Team South American Championship 2013 Argentina

Career

As a youth played Fachinello started as a goalkeeper, but was retrained as a back.

Spain, Austria and back to Spain

In 2006 she joined Spanish team Club León Balonmano, where she won the Copa ABF. She then signed for league rivals SD Itxako.

In 2008 she signed for austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich, but she had trouble integrating on the team, and returned to SD Itxako already in January 2009, where she played for the rest of the season.^[5][6]

France

In the summer she joined French side Havre HAC.

Third time in Spain

After two years in France she returned to Itxaco for a third time, where she won the 2012 Spanish championship.^[7]

Second period in Austria

In the summer of 2012 she returned to Hypo Niederösterreich.^[5] Here she won the Austrian League and cup double in both 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Romania

In 2014 she joined Romanian CSM București.^[8] Together with three other Brazilian players she won the Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history.^[9]

Denmark

In 2015 she joined Danish side Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.^[10] In 2016 she joined league rivals Odense Håndbold.^[11]

Second period in Romania

A season later she returned to Romania and joined CS Măgura Cisnădie.^[12] A year later she joined league rivals SCM Craiova.^[13]

Second period in France

In 2019 she joined French side Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball, where she played until 2021.^[14][15]

Retirement and comeback

Afterwards she retired from handball, but in 2021 she started training with the Hungarian team Debreceni VSC, where she later made her comeback.^[16] After the 2021-22 season she ultimately retired, and became the sporting director at Debreceni VSC.^[17]

National team

Fachinelli was part of the Brazilian team that won gold medals at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Pan American Championships,^[18] and the 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games.^[19]

She also represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Her biggest triumph with Brazil was the World Championship.^[3]

Achievements

• Romanian National League:
  • Winner: 2015
  • Bronze Medalist: 2018
• Romanian Cup:
  • Finalist: 2015
• Spanish Division:
  • Winner: 2012
  • Runner-up: 2008
• Queen's Cup
  • Winner: 2012
• Spanish Supercup
  • Winner: 2012
• Spanish Cup
  • Winner: 2007
• French Championship:
  • Runner-up: 2010
• French Cup:
  • Runner-up: 2010
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner: 2013
• Austrian League:
  • Winner: 2009, 2013, 2014
• Austrian Cup:
  • Winner: 2009, 2013, 2014
• EHF Cup
  • Runners-up: 2008
• Pan American Games:
  • Winner: 2007, 2011
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2013
• Pan American Championship:
  • Winner: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
  • Silver Medalist: 2009
• South American Championship:
  • Winner: 2013