Virginia de los Ángeles Lovo Chávez (23 July 1992 – 11 October 2023) was a Nicaraguan footballer who played as a forward for the Nicaragua women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Virginia de los Ángeles Lovo Chávez[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 July 1992||
Date of death | 11 October 2023 | (aged 31)||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Saúl Álvarez | |||
International career | |||
2009–2011 | Nicaragua U20 | 4 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Nicaragua[1] | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editLovo played for Saúl Álvarez in Nicaragua.[2]
International career
editLovo capped for Nicaragua at senior level during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification, two Central American and Caribbean Games editions (2010 and 2014) and the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification.[1]
Death
editVirginia Lovo died of cancer on 11 October 2023, at the age of 31.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Virginia Lovo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Saúl Álvarez nuevo Campeón del futbol femenino en Nicaragua". UNCAF (in Spanish). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Periodista deportiva Virginia Lovo fallece a los 31 años tras batallar contra el cáncer". 100% Noticias. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Fallece la periodista y exjugadordora Virginia Lovo, tras batallar contra un agresivo cáncer". La Prensa. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.