Elena Iuliana Pavel (born 26 March 1984) is a Romanian retired

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who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Romania women's national team. She previously played for

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, with whom she played the

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, and Motorul Oradea. She first played with the Romanian national team in the last match of the 2001 European Championship qualifying against

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. In the 2011 World Cup qualifying she scored against

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. In January 2016, Pavel was asked on a

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during a Primera División match versus

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by the referee. Unimpressed by his advances ("Hey brown hair, let's get coffee this afternoon") Pavel answered: "Better stick to blowing your whistle". The incident left her feeling humiliated.

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1984 births Living people Romanian women's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Romania women's international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Sporting de Huelva players Liga F players Footballers from Constanța Women's association football defenders CFF Clujana players 21st-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-women-footy-bio-stub