Doris Fitschen

Doris Fitschen
	Fitschen in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	25 October 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Zeven, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper
Youth career
1978–1982	FC Hesedorf
1982–1988	TuS Westerholz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1992	VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg
1992–1996	TSV Siegen
1996–2001	1.FFC Frankfurt
2001	Philadelphia Charge
International career
1986–2001	Germany
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doris Fitschen (born 25 October 1968) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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

Club career

Fitschen was born in Zeven. She 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 Germany 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]