Chana Masson

Chana Masson
Personal information
Full name Chana Franciela Masson de Souza
Born (1978-12-18) 18 December 1978
Capinzal, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Handball Erice
Number 1
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
 Guarulhos
–
 Ulbia
1998–1999
 CB Elche
1999–2004
 Ferrobus Mislata
2004–2005
 FCK Handbold
2006–2007
 HC Leipzig
2007–2013
 Randers HK
2013–2015
 Viborg HK
2015–2017
 Odense Håndbold
2018–2019
 Storhamar HE
2019–2021
 HBC CSKA Moscow
2021–2022
 HH Elite
2022–2025
 Handball Erice
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012
 Brazil 182 (4)
Teams managed
2025–
 Handball Erice (GK coach)
Medal record
Women's handball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 WinnipegTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 BrazilTeam

Chana Franciela Masson de Souza (born 18 December 1978 in Capinzal)[1] is a Brazilian former handball goalkeeper. She has represented the Brazilian national team in four Olympics. She retired in 2025 after three years at Handball Erice, and afterwards she became the goalkeeping coach at the club.[2]¨

Career

Masson started playing hadball aged 11. She played for Ulbia and Guarulhos in Brazil, before joining Spanish side CB Elche in 1998. After a year she joined league rivals Ferrobus Mislata, where she won the 2000 EHF Cup, and the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Copa de la Reina.[3][4]

In 2004 she joined Danish side FCK Håndbold.[5] When FCK signed Hungarian goalkeeper Katalin Pálinger for the 2005-06 season, she joined German club HC Leipzig in search of more playing time.[3] Here she won the 2006 Bundesliga and 2006 and 2007 DHB-Pokal.[6] In 2007 she returned to Denmark, where she joined Danish side Randers HK.[7] Here she won the 2010 EHF Cup,[8] and the 2011-12 Danish Championship.[9]

In 2013 she joined league rivals Viborg HK.[6] In 2014 she won the Danish Championship again, as well as the Danish Cup and EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[10][6] A year later she joined HC Odense,[11] where she played until 2017, where she retired.[6]

In 2018 she made a comeback to the court, after being contacted by Norwegian player Heidi Løke, who convinced her to join Norwegian club Storhamar HE.[12] In 2018 she reached the final of the Norwegian Cup, where Storhamar lost to Vipers Kristiansand.

In 2019 she joined Russian club HBC CSKA Moscow.[13] Here she won the 2021 Russian Championship. Afterwards she returned to Denmark again, where she joined Horsens HK.[14] In August 2022 she was releasesd of her contract and subsiquently retired for personal reasons. In October 2022 she joined Italian Handball Erice.[15] In 2023 she won the Italian Cup with the club. In 2025 she retired for a third time and became a coach at the club.[2]

National team

Masson participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[1] and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Just before the 2013 World Championship she retired from the national team.[6]

Awards and recognition

  • All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship: 2011[16]

Titles

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010. Full name: Chana Franciela Masson
  2. 1 2 "Chana Masson lascia la pallamano giocata e diventa preparatore dei portieri" (in Italian). handballerice.it. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Masson målvogter på mission" (in Danish). Randers Amtsavis. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Titelträger Spanien (Frauen)" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sæsonens udvalgte klubskifter" (in German). berlingske.dk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ehemalige Leipzigerin Chana Masson kündigt Karriereende an" (in German). hbf-info.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Brasiliansk målvogter til Randers HK" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Elda Prestigio was close to surprise Randers. Marca
  9. ↑ "Randers med historisk DM-titel" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Titelträger Dänemark (Frauen)" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Stjerne-målmand til Odense" (in Danish). TV2 Fyn. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Chana Masson (Saison 2018/19)". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Women's CSKA Moscow presentation: EHF CL crown in three years". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Brasiliansk keeperlegende vender tilbage til Danmark" (in Danish). sport.tv2.dk. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "ARRIVA L'ARPIA CHANA MASSON]," (in Italian). handballerice.it. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Heja Norge: Norway World Champion 2011!". International Handball Federation. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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