Annika Tammela Explained

Annika Tammela
Birth Date:1 July 1979
Birth Place:Pärnu, Estonia
Death Place:Pärnu, Estonia
Position:Midfielder
Nationalyears1:1994–2000
Nationalteam1:Estonia
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam-Update:23 June 2010

Annika Tammela (1 July 1979 – 26 June 2001) was an Estonian women's footballer. She was a member of the Estonia women's national football team from 1994–2000, playing 27 matches and scoring 1 goal. She became the Estonian Women's Footballer of the Year in 1999.

Tammela died, aged 21, died when her bicycle collided with a garbage truck that pulled out in front of her at the intersection of Tallinna Road and Rohu Street in Pärnu.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eesti Spordi biograafiline leksikon. esbl.ee. et.