Violeta Mițul

Violeta Mițul
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
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
International career‡
2017–2023	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

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]

Death

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]

^ 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.

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