Together with Martina Voss and Silvia Neid, she is considered the most successful German women's soccer player, having won seven national titles and six DFB trophies. Fitschen competed for Germany at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Fitschen signed for the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in 2001. She was allocated to Philadelphia Charge and scored the team's first ever goal in a 2–0 win at San Diego Spirit on 22 April 2001. Despite missing the final part of the season with a career-ending wrist injury, Fitschen was named WUSA Defensive Player of the Year.
International career
Fitschen's senior debut for the West German national team came on 4 October 1986; in a 2–0 win over Denmark. She scored her first international goal in the same game after entering play as a substitute.
At the 1989 European Competition for Women's Football, Fitschen was an important part of the team who claimed West Germany's first major trophy. UEFA named her the tournament's Golden Player.
There are certainly signs they’ll get that ... a 14-year-old debutant for Gotham ... • Tributes have been paid to Doris Fitschen, one of Germany’s all-time greats, who died age 56 this week ... Doris is one of the most influential figures in German football.” ... .
• This weekend also sadly marked the passing of one of the legends of the women’s game, Doris Fitschen, at 56 after a long illness. Fitschen had been part of five Euro-winning squads with Germany...
