Elena Pavel

Elena Pavel
Personal information
Full name	Elena Iuliana Pavel
Date of birth	26 March 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Constanța, Romania
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Clujana
2005–2006	Smart Sport Bucharest
2006–2007
2007–2020	Sporting Huelva
National team
2000–2010	Romania
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 .

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]

References[]

^ [1] Sporting Huelva
^ [2] UEFA
^ 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.

External links[]

Elena Pavel – FIFA competition record (archived)
Elena Pavel on Twitter
Profile at La Liga (in Spanish)

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[1] [1] Sporting Huelva

[2] [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.

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