Karen Walker (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Karen Walker (footballer)

British association footballer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1969

Place of Birth: Mexborough, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Karen Walker (footballer)

  • Karen Walker (born 29 July 1969) is an English former international football centre-forward.
  • She played for Doncaster Belles for 20 years, starting at the age of 15, and began playing for England as a teenager, making 83 appearances and scoring a record 40 goals until she retired from international football in 2003.
  • Walker's uncompromising style of play earned her the sobriquet "Wacker".Walker is particularly remembered for her performances in the 1995 World Cup in Sweden.
  • She finished her career with two seasons at Leeds United, and in her very last game, against Arsenal in the 2006 FA Cup Final, she left the pitch to a standing ovation. In 2007, she was part of the BBC team covering the FIFA Women's World Cup in China.
  • Later that year she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.

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