Anissa Tann (born 10 October 1967) is an Australian soccer coach and former player. As a powerful defender, she represented

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in the

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and

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s as well as at the

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. Tann married

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in November 1994 and was known as Anissa Tann-Darby until 2001.

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of the national team between 1991 and 1994, Tann was the first Australian to win 100

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. She was inducted to the national Soccer Hall of Fame in December 2007. Tann made her debut for Australia at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, a prototype World Cup. In the first match she suffered a broken arm but played on to help Australia upset

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(represented by

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) 1–0. Tann played in all four games as Australia made a quarter final exit in losing 7–0 to hosts

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. After Australia's poor showing at the

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in Sweden, Tann and

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were dropped by coach

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. Both were recalled by new coach Greg Brown in 1997. Tann's national team career ended in December 2002 when she tested positive for the banned steroid

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and received a two-year global suspension. When Tann appealed to the

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(CAS), her explanation that the substance had been unknowingly ingested through a supplement bought in the United States was accepted but the ban was upheld due to the

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nature of the offence.

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1967 births Living people Australian women's soccer players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Australian Institute of Sport soccer players Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from New South Wales Doping cases in Australian soccer FIFA Century Club Soccer players from Sydney Australia women's international soccer players Women's association football central defenders {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub