Elena Fomina is a former

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midfielder, who played for ShVSM Izmailovo in the

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She previously played for

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, Lada Togliatti and

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. She has been a member of the Russian national team, and played the 2003 World Cup, where she scored a last-minute winner in the first match against

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and the 2009 European Championship.

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