Fitschen, Doris (1968–)

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Fitschen, Doris (1968–)

German soccer player. Born Oct 25, 1968, in Zeven, Germany.

At age 9, began playing for FC Hesedorf; as sweeper, played for 5 different German clubs over 18 years; won team European championships (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001) and Super Cup (1992); won a team bronze medal at Sydney Olympics (2000); signed with WUSA's Philadelphia Courage (2001), becoming captain and scoring the 1st goal in team history and WUSA competition; retired (2001) with a record of 144 caps for the German national team (1986–2001). Named to European All-Star team (1997) and WUSA Defensive Player of the Year (2001).

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