Denise Bender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denise Bender | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1977 | Washington State University | ||
| 1980–1983 | University of Washington | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985 | United States | 4 | (0) |
Denise Bender is a retired American soccer defender who was a member of the 1985 United States women's national soccer team. She was the first captain of the USWNT in its history and played in its first international game in Italy in August 1985.[1] She played college soccer for Washington State and Washington.[2] She has an identical twin sister, Laurie Bender.[3]
International career statistics
| Nation | Year | International Appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists | ||
| United States | 1985 | 4 | 4 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | 1 | 4 | 4 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
- ↑ US Soccer (March 26, 2010). "US Women Set To Face Mexico in San Diego". Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ↑ "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Denise Bender".
- ↑ "Spokane Daily Chronicle – Google News Archive Search".
Further reading
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
- Nash, Tim (2016), It’s Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women’s Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526
External links
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