Ana Ruiz Mitxelena

Ana Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Ana Ruiz Mitxelena
Date of birth (1967-09-02)2 September 1967
Place of birth Donostia, Spain
Date of death 29 November 1993(1993-11-29) (aged 26)
Place of death Irurtzun, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1982–1983 Beach soccer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 Oiartzun KE
1989–1992 CD Sampedrotarra
International career
1984–1988 Spain 15 (0)
1990–1993 Spain futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ana Ruiz Mitxelena (2 September 1967 – 29 November 1993) was a Spanish football goalkeeper.[1]

As an international (the first player from Gipuzkoa province and the first goalkeeper from the Basque region to be selected)[1] she featured for the Spain women's national football team (1984 to 1988) and the Spain women's national futsal team.

She died in a road accident aged 26.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Una pionera de la porteria" [A pioneer of the goal]. Desdemiarea.com (in Spanish). 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ ""Guantes para volar"" ["Gloves to fly"] (in Spanish). La Liga. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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