Donna Smith (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 January 1967 | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Height |
5"8
Husband
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1994 | Brighton & Hove Albion Women | ||
1994– | Croydon Women | ||
International career | |||
1994– | England | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Donna Smith (born 17 January 1967)[1] is an English former international women's football defender. She was a member of the England squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals.[1]
Club career
In 1995, Smith was playing for Croydon Women,[2] after signing from Brighton & Hove Albion Women in 1994. A tall, strong and versatile defender, Smith won the club Players' and Manager's Player of the Year awards in Croydon's double winning 1995–96 season. Her other career as a firefighter allowed Smith to exhibit high fitness levels on the football pitch.[3]
International career
Smith was a member of the England squad for the 1995 Women's World Cup, but failed to make an appearance.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "England:Donna Smith". FIFA. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "England". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
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Categories:
- Use dmy dates from March 2012
- 1967 births
- Living people
- English women's footballers
- England women's international footballers
- FA Women's Premier League players
- Charlton Athletic L.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football defenders
- English women's football biography stubs
- English football defender, 1960s birth stubs