Motu Hafoka
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Full name
Motu Hafoka
Date of birth
13 March 1987
Date of death
30 June 2012 (aged 25)
Place of death
Matautu-uta, Apia
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
