Former Sporting player Filipa Mandeiro died this Wednesday at the age of 36 from cancer, the club announced.
In a statement, Sporting expressed regret over the death and expressed condolences to those closest to him, thanking his “years of dedication and calling.”
Filipa Mandeiro was a member of Club Leo’s women’s football team and won the national championship and the Portuguese Cup in the 2016/2017 season when she announced her retirement.
The Union of Professional Footballers (SJPF) also mourned the death of the former footballer, a victim of cancer, who won these titles with Sporting in her final football season after representing Forte da Casa, Olivais and Moscavide Estoril . Praia, Football Benfica, Sacavenense and Olivais.
“The news of the death of Filipa Mandeiro at such a young age and with her life ahead of her. “I want to express on my own behalf and on behalf of the SJPF my deepest condolences to Philippa’s family and friends, as well as to everyone who loved her and accompanied us in these last moments,” SJPF President Joaquim Evangelista said in a statement.
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