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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiraspol, Moldova | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 2023 (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) |
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*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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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]
See also
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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Moldova)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Moldovan football mourning Mițul". UEFA. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Atli Ísleifsson (6 September 2023). "Nafn konunnar sem lést á Vopnafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Leikmaður Einherja lést af slysförum". Morgunblaðið. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
External links
edit- Violeta Mițul – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Violeta Mițul at WorldFootball.net
- Violeta Mițul at Soccerway
- Violeta Mițul at FBref.com
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