- Marlies Oostdam
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Marlies Oostdam Personal information Full name Marlies Oostdam Date of birth 29 July 1977 Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Melbourne Victory Number 3 National team‡ Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2009 New Zealand 33 (0) † Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2009Marlies Oostdam (born 29 July 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a female football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1] She emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 1985.
Oostdam made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-3 loss to Australia on 24 March 1996, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2).
Oostdam was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway (0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[3]
Oostdam now plays for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.
References
- ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2008-07-04. http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
External links
- Marlies Oostdam – FIFA competition record
New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Football) Melbourne Victory FC W-League – current squad 1 Barbieri · 2 Mankowska · 3 Oostdam · 5 Bisby · 6 Ruyter-Hooley · 7 Veljanovska · 8 Mastrantonio · 9 Catley · 10 Taylor · 11 Fletcher · 12 Jackson · 13 Brown · 15 Niceski · 16 Koca · 17 Friend · 18 Hughson · 19 Barilla · 20 Davey · 30 Paul · Coach: Linton
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand women's soccer players
- Olympic footballers of New Zealand
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Melbourne Victory FC W-League players
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- New Zealand women's football (soccer) biography stubs
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