Denise Bender

Denise Elizabeth Bender (born July 29, 1959) is an American former soccer defender who was a member of the 1985 United States women's national soccer team. She was the first captain of the USWNT in its history and played in its first international game in Italy in August 1985.[3] She played college soccer for Washington State and Washington.[2]

Denise Bender
Personal information
Full name Denise Elizabeth Bender[1]
Date of birth (1959-07-29) July 29, 1959[1]
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Position(s) Defender[2]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977 Washington State Cougars
1980–1983 Washington Huskies
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985 United States 4 (0)

Personal life

Bender was born to Karen (née Byers) and Dean Bender,[1] and has an identical twin sister, Laurie Bender, who also played soccer.[4] Denise Bender earned a master's degree in industrial hygiene and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Washington. She worked as a environmental health and safety director at Amgen.[5] Bender married Traci Lyn Brown on February 14, 2013, in King County, Washington.[1]

Career statistics

International
Nation Year International Appearances
Apps Starts Minutes Goals Assists
United States 1985 4 4 330 0 0
Career Total 1 4 4 330 0 0

References
  1. Certificate of Marriage. Washington State Department of Health. 2013.
  2. "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Denise Bender". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018.
  3. US Soccer (March 26, 2010). "US Women Set To Face Mexico in San Diego". Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  4. "Spokane Daily Chronicle – Google News Archive Search".
  5. "Ms. Denise E. Bender". IPSE.org. International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

Further reading
  • Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
  • Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
  • Nash, Tim (2016), It’s Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women’s Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526


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