{"id":290556,"date":"2023-09-09T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290556"},"modified":"2023-09-09T11:21:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:21:33","slug":"moldova-defender-violeta-mitul-dies-aged-26-after-tragic-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/moldova-defender-violeta-mitul-dies-aged-26-after-tragic-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova defender Violeta Mitul dies aged 26 after tragic accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moldova defender Violeta Mitul dies aged 26 after a tragic accident during mountain hike with her\u00a0Einherji team-mates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moldova defender Violeta Mitul has died aged 26 following an accident<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The accident occurred while\u00a0Mitul was on a mountain hike with club team-mates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moldova international Violeta Mitul has died at the age of 26 in a tragic accident.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA announced that Mitul passed away earlier this week following an accident while she was on a mountain hike with team-mates from her club\u00a0Einherji.<\/p>\n<p>The left-back died after an accidental fall from a cliff in the harbour area near\u00a0Vopnafjordur.<\/p>\n<p>After making her international debut in 2017, Mitul made 41 appearances for her country.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining\u00a0Einherji earlier this year, Mitul had played for clubs including\u00a0FF La\u00a0Solana,\u00a0Apulia Trani and\u00a0WFC Voskhod.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75242183-12498805-image-m-23_1694253020210.jpg\" height=\"554\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Moldova defender Violeta Mitul has died at the age of 26 following a tragic accident<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75242181-12498805-image-a-24_1694253039867.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitul\u00a0was on a mountain hike with team-mates from club Einherji when the accident occurred<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/10\/75242187-12498805-image-a-25_1694253050440.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Moldovan FA said that Mitul was &#8216;one of the best players of the women&#8217;s national team&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in her career, Mitul won the Moldovan and Romanian Cups with Alga Tiraspol and Vasas Femina.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from Einherji, Mitul was described as &#8216;kind, energetic and an exemplary footballer&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Moldovan FA said that Mitul was &#8216;one of the best players of the women&#8217;s national team&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12498805\/Moldova-defender-Violeta-Mitul-dies-aged-26-tragic-accident-mountain-hike-Einherji-team-mates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moldova defender Violeta Mitul dies aged 26 after a tragic accident during mountain hike with her\u00a0Einherji team-mates Moldova defender Violeta [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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