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| Date of birth | 3 October 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 1995 (before the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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