Carole Helene Antoinette Thate (born 6 December 1971, in

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) is a Dutch former

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player, who played 168 international matches for the

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, in which she scored forty goals. She made her debut on 20 November 1989 in a friendly match against England.

Biography

Thate was a member of the Holland squad that won the bronze medal at the

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, and once again four years later at the

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in Sydney. She captained the team for several years, and played as a midfielder for Dutch clubs Shinty, Schaerweyde, Kampong and

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. After she quit playing hockey and became the director of the Dutch Johan Cruijff Foundation in

. Thate is married, to one of the highest international goal scorers, the Australian striker

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. They had their first child, Sam, in May 2007.Hannan, Liz.
Divided in sport, united in love: two women and a baby boy
. ''

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'', July 1, 2007. Retrieved on July 1, 2007 Their second son, Cooper, was born in October 2008.

College

In 1996, while at

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, Thate won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best field hockey player.

References

External links

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Dutch Hockey Federation
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