2008-2011 Melbourne Victory Position Defender Years Team Height 1.70 m | Number 3 Role Football player Playing position Name Marlies Oostdam | |
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Date of birth (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 38) Current team Melbourne Victory FC W-League | ||
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Marlies Oostdam (born 29 July 1977 in Haarlem, Netherlands) is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. 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, 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).
Oostdam formally played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.
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