Veronica Fair Sullins (; born August 5, 1978) is an American retired professional
soccer player who represented the
United States national team, winning three
caps
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. She played professional club soccer for
New York Power
The New York Power was an American professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional soccer league for women in the United States. The team played at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondal ...
and
San Diego Spirit of the
Women's United Soccer Association
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(WUSA).
Her twin sister,
Lorrie Fair
Lorraine Ming Fair (born August 5, 1978) is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States national soccer team. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and ...
, was also a member of the national team, and when Ronnie was called in to participate in a game against England on May 9, 1997, in
San Jose, California
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, it became the first time a pair of sisters played together for the women's national team.
Playing career
Fair
was drafted to the
New York Power
The New York Power was an American professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional soccer league for women in the United States. The team played at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondal ...
for the inaugural season of the
WUSA. She started all 21 games and served two assists.
She returned with the Power for the 2002 season and was the only player on the squad to start all 21 games. She played a total of 1752 minutes as a midfielder and defender during the season. Her four assists ranked second on the team.
During the 2003 season, Fair played for the
San Diego Spirit.
International career
In 1997, Fair made two substitute appearances for the senior United States women's team. She started a match in 1998 for a total of three caps.
Current career
Dr. Veronica Fair Sullins graduated from medical school at the
University of California, San Diego
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in 2009. She completed her residency at
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
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in general surgery. Sullins then matched in a highly competitive pediatric surgery program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She is now a pediatric surgeon at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA.
References
External links
San Diego Spirit player profileStanford player profile
1978 births
Living people
United States women's international soccer players
American sportspeople of Chinese descent
San Diego Spirit players
Women's United Soccer Association players
New York Power players
Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players
American women's soccer players
Women's association football defenders
American sportswomen of Chinese descent
Twin sportspeople
American twins
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