Elena Iuliana Pavel (born 26 March 1984) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a defender.
She first played with the Romanian national team in the last match of the 2001 European Championship qualifying against Estonia.
[2] In January 2016 Pavel was annoyed when the male referee asked her on a date during a Primera División match versus Santa Teresa CD.
Unimpressed by his advances ("Hey brown hair, let's get coffee this afternoon") Pavel answered: "Better stick to blowing your whistle".
This biographical article related to women's association football in Romania is a stub.