Ana Ruiz Mitxelena

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

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

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 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.