Doris Fitschen

Doris Fitschen

Fitschen in April 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-10-25) 25 October 1968
Place of birth	Zeven, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Sweeper
Youth career
1978–1982	FC Hesedorf
1982–1988	TuS Westerholz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg
1992–1996	TSV Siegen
1996–2001	1.FFC Frankfurt
2001	Philadelphia Charge	13	(3)
National team
1986–2001	Germany	144	(16)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team European Championship Winner 1989 Germany Team Winner 1991 Denmark Team Winner 1997 Norway/Sweden Team Winner 2001 Germany Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Doris Fitschen (born 25 October 1968 in Zeven) is a retired German football midfielder.

Together with Martina Voss and Silvia Neid, she is considered the most successful German women's soccer player, having won seven national titles and six DFB trophies. Fitschen competed for Germany at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Club career

Fitschen signed for the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in 2001. She was allocated to Philadelphia Charge and scored the team's first ever goal in a 2–0 win at San Diego Spirit on 22 April 2001. Despite missing the final part of the season with a career-ending wrist injury, Fitschen was named WUSA Defensive Player of the Year.^[2]

International career

Fitschen's senior debut for the West German national team came on 4 October 1986; in a 2–0 win over Denmark. She scored her first international goal in the same game after entering play as a substitute.

Fitschen (5) marking Tiffeny Milbrett (16) of the United States in 1998

At the 1989 European Competition for Women's Football, Fitschen was an important part of the team who claimed West Germany's first major trophy. UEFA named her the tournament's Golden Player.^[3]

Following her retirement Fitschen received a special achievement award from UEFA, for her outstanding contribution to women's football.^[4]

Honours

Germany

• UEFA Women's Championship: Winner 2001

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doris Fitschen.

• Doris Fitschen – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Women's United Soccer Association

Germany squads
Germany squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Fourth Place 1 Isbert (c) 2 Unsleber 3 Austermühl 4 Nardenbach 5 Fitschen 6 Kuhlmann 7 Voss 8 Wiegmann 9 Mohr 10 Neid 11 Wendt 12 Walther 13 Bindl 14 Damm 15 Paul 16 Gottschlich 17 Hengst 18 Kubat Coach: Bisanz Germany women's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Goller 2 Nardenbach 3 Austermühl 4 Stegemann 5 Fitschen 6 Pohlmann 7 Voss 8 Wiegmann 9 Mohr 10 Neid (c) 11 Brocker 12 Kraus 13 Minnert 14 P. Wunderlich 15 Prinz 16 Lingor 17 T. Wunderlich 18 Bornschein 19 Smisek 20 Francke Coach: Bisanz Germany squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Hingst 4 Jones 5 Fitschen (c) 6 Hoffmann 7 Voss 8 Smisek 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann 11 Meinert 12 Müller 13 Minnert 14 T. Wunderlich 15 Angerer 16 Lingor 17 P. Wunderlich 18 Grings 19 Brandebusemeyer 20 Meyer Coach: Theune-Meyer Germany women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze Medalists 1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Götte 4 Jones 5 Fitschen (c) 6 Minnert 7 Müller 8 Brandebusemeyer 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann 11 Grings 12 Gottschlich 13 Minnert 14 Wunderlich 15 Hingst 16 Lingor 17 Hoffmann 18 Angerer Coach: Theune-Meyer Germany squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 Winners (5th title) 1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Bresonik 4 Jones 5 Fitschen (c) 6 Meinert 7 P. Wunderlich 8 Smisek 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann 11 M. Müller 12 C. Müller 13 Minnert 14 Wilder 15 Omilade 16 Lingor 17 Hingst 18 Wimbersky 19 T. Wunderlich 20 Angerer Coach: Theune-Meyer