Violeta Mițul (3 April 1997 – 4 September 2023) was a Moldovan footballer who played as a left-back.[1] Mițul was capped for the Moldova national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2] Since early 2023 she played for the Icelandic football club Ungmennafélagið Einherji.[3]

Violeta Mițul
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-03)3 April 1997
Place of birth Tiraspol, Moldova
Date of death 4 September 2023(2023-09-04) (aged 26)
Place of death Vopnafjörður, Iceland
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 FC Alga Tiraspol
2016 ZHFK Astana
2017–2018 ZHFK Okzhetpes
2019 Vasas Femina FC
2019–2020 SDUSHOR 8
2020–2021 FC Banat Girls
2021 WFC Voskhod
2021–2022 Apulia Trani
2022 FF La Solana
2023 Einherji 18 (4)
International career
2017–2023 Moldova 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

Death

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Violeta Mițul

On 4 September 2023, Mițul died from an accidental fall from a cliff in the harbour area in Vopnafjörður. She was 26.[4][5][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Maria-Emilia Hîncu (6 September 2023). "Doliu în fotbalul moldovenesc: Sportiva Violeta Mițul a murit la 26 de ani, în urma unui tragic accident în munți". v8.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Moldova)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Moldovan football mourning Mițul". UEFA. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ Atli Ísleifsson (6 September 2023). "Nafn konunnar sem lést á Vopnafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Leikmaður Einherja lést af slysförum". Morgunblaðið. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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