Veronica Fair Sullins (born Veronica Ching Fair; August 5, 1978) is an American retired professional

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player who represented the

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, winning three

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. She played professional club soccer for

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and

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of the

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(WUSA). Her twin sister,

Lorrie Fair Lorraine Fair Allen (born Lorraine Ming Fair; August 5, 1978) is a retired United States, American professional sports, professional Association football, soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States women's nationa ...

, 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

In 2000 Fair played for

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of the

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. She served three assists in her 12 appearances. 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

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

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in 2009 after earning a BS in Biological Sciences at

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. 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
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