Motu Hafoka (13 March 1987 – 30 June 2012) was a Samoan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3] He represented Samoa in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup and in the 2007 OFC U-20 Championship.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Motu Hafoka | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1987 | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 2012 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Matautu-uta, Apia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Samoa | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2013 | |||
He committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his family's back yard on Saturday, 30 June 2012. It is believed that "differences with his family" were the cause of the suicide.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Motu Hafoka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Motu Hafoka Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Former National Football Representative committed suicide". Talamua. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Oceania football family mourns loss of pair". OFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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