Marlies Oostdam

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Marlies Oostdam
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Personal information
Date of birth (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Melbourne Victory 29 (2)
National team‡
1996–2009 New Zealand 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2009

Marlies Oostdam (born 29 July 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a 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 Olympics where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway (0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[3]

Oostdam formally played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

References[]

  1. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.

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