Veronica Fair Sullins (; born August 5, 1978) is an American retired professional soccer player who represented the United States national team, winning three

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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

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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

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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

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 The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is t ...

in 2009. She completed her residency at

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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 profile

Stanford 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 {{US-women-footy-bio-stub