Elena Pavel

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Elena Pavel
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Full name Elena Iuliana Pavel
Date of birth (1984-03-26) 26 March 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Clujana
2005–2006 Smart Sport Bucharest
2006–2007 Motorul Oradea
2007–2020 Sporting Huelva
International career
2000–2010 Romania 78 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elena Iuliana Pavel (born 26 March 1984) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Romania women's national team. [1] She previously played for CFF Clujana, with whom she played the UEFA Women's Cup, and Motorul Oradea.

She first played with the Romanian national team in the last match of the 2001 European Championship qualifying against Estonia. In the 2011 World Cup qualifying she scored against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [2]

In January 2016 Pavel was annoyed when the male referee asked her on a date during a Primera División match versus Santa Teresa CD. Unimpressed by his advances ("Hey brown hair, let's get coffee this afternoon") Pavel answered: "Better stick to blowing your whistle". [3]

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References

  1. Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Sporting Huelva
  2. UEFA
  3. Critchley, Mark (21 January 2016). "Female footballer accuses referee of asking her out on a date during a game". The Independent . Retrieved 28 September 2016.