Английская Википедия:Elvira Todua
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox football biography Шаблон:Family name hatnote Elvira Zurabovna Todua (Шаблон:Lang-rus; born 31 January 1986) is an Abkhazian, Georgian, Russian football goalkeeper who plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Women's Football Championship.
Todua became the Russia women's national football team's first-choice goalkeeper after making her debut in 2003. She competed at the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.
Club career
With Rossiyanka she has won two Top Division titles and two Russian Women's Cup winners' medals. She has also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She is a first-choice penalty-taker in her club, and scored 4 goals in the seasons 2016–2018.
International career
Russia
Todua made her debut for the senior Russia women's national football team in a 2003 friendly against China. She was named in the tournament All-Star Team at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
She was part of the victorious Russian team at the 2005 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Hungary. When the final against France went to a penalty shootout, Todua scored Russia's sixth penalty herself then saved Laure Boulleau's attempt to secure the win.[1]
In qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Todua played in Russia's play–off win over Scotland.[2] She was named in national coach Igor Shalimov's squad for the final tournament. After missing the first two matches with a knee injury, Todua was restored to the team for Russia's final match: a 2–0 defeat by Italy. She was left disappointed by Russia's early exit.[3]
Four years later Todua overcame a shoulder injury to take her place in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[4] Russia lost 3–1 to France but drew 1–1 with both England and Spain. They were eliminated after losing out to Denmark on the drawing of lots.[5]
Todua took painkilling injections in order to play but underwent surgery on her injured shoulder after the tournament.[6]
On 13 April 2021, she played her 100th match for Russia against Portugal in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs.[7]
Abkhazia
In June 2012, Todua made a late substitute appearance in the male Abkhazia national football team's first ever match: a 2–1 friendly win over Russian club FC Krasnodar.[8]
Personal life
Todua was born in Tkvarcheli, but moved to Novocherkassk in Russia when she was seven, due to the War in Abkhazia (1992–93).[9]
In 2011 Todua's club Rossiyanka attracted attention for a bikini photoshoot.[10] Pin-up girl Todua has also been featured in various magazine modeling assignments.[11] A national newspaper declared her amongst Russia's 20 most beautiful athletes in 2009.[12]
Honours
Club
WFC Rossiyanka
- Top Division (2): 2010, 2011–12
- Russian Women's Cup (2): 2009, 2010
International
Individual
References
External links
- Шаблон:FIFA player
- Russian National Team profile Шаблон:In lang
- Club profile Шаблон:In lang
- Womenfootball.ru profile Шаблон:In lang
- Interview on YouTube Шаблон:In lang
Шаблон:Russia squad UEFA Women's Euro 2009 Шаблон:Russia squad UEFA Women's Euro 2013
- Английская Википедия
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Abkhazia
- Russian women's footballers
- Russia women's international footballers
- Russian people of Abkhazian descent
- Russian female models
- Russian models
- People from Tkvarcheli District
- Kubanochka Krasnodar players
- CSK VVS Samara (women's football club) players
- WFC Rossiyanka players
- SKA Rostov-on-Don (women) players
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- ZFK CSKA Moscow players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Russian Women's Football Championship players
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