Cidinha

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1976)}}

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| name = Cidinha

| image = Cidinha 2000 (cropped).tif

| caption = Cidinha at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

| fullname = Maria Aparecida Souza Dias

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}{{cite web|title=Cidinha|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ci/cidinha-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ci/cidinha-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=2012-11-08}}

| position = Defender

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| clubs1 = São Paulo

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| clubs2 = Palmeiras

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| clubs3 = Vasco da Gama

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| nationalteam1 = Brazil

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2000

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| pcupdate = 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 22:52, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

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Maria Aparecida Souza Dias, known as Cidinha (born 6 October 1976) is a Brazilian former footballer. She scored two goals in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, against Nigeria, before the team was knocked out in the semi-finals.

In 1997 Cidinha played for São Paulo FC when they won the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino,{{cite web |title=20 Anos – Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino 1997 |url=http://mngr.saopaulofc.net/media/164076/spfc_book_futebol_feminino_paulista_1997.pdf |publisher=São Paulo FC |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914203646/http://mngr.saopaulofc.net/media/164076/spfc_book_futebol_feminino_paulista_1997.pdf |archive-date=14 September 2018 |language=Portuguese }} scoring twice in the 4–0 final win over Lusa Sant'Anna.{{cite news |title=São Paulo conquista Brasileiro feminino de futebol |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fol/esp/s2045513.htm |access-date=22 April 2023 |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |date=30 November 1997 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}} She was called up to Brazil's squad for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup as a Palmeiras player.{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa2.com/wwc/1999/teams/USA99-v1.txt |title=FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 squads |publisher=FIFA |format=TXT |year=1999 |access-date=29 September 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001217013500/http://www.fifa2.com:80/wwc/1999/teams/USA99-v1.txt |archive-date=17 December 2000}} As a Vasco player, she was also a member of the Brazil team that participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished in fourth place.{{cite web |title=A esperança de gols |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/olimpiada2000/brasileiros/futebol_feminino.shtml |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=7 January 2023 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}

In 2003 Cidinha retired from football, returned to her hometown, and took up employment as a yard inspector in a private school.{{cite web |title=Cidinha |url=https://museudofutebol.org.br/crfb/personalidades/615499/ |publisher=Museu do Futebol |access-date=8 January 2023 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}