Hometown: Altamonte Springs, Florida
College: University of Florida
Pronunciation: Fo-TOP-oh-luss

U.S. National Team: A member of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup championship team, her only action in the tournament came against Brazil in the semifinals … Did not appear for the WNT in 2000, 2001 and 2003, when she suffered a torn ACL playing for her WUSA club, or in 2004 … Tore her ACL again in training camp with the U.S. team in January of 2006 … 2005: Played in five matches, starting one, and scored four goals, two each against Ukraine and Iceland, upping her career goals to 16 … 2002: Played in four games and scored one goal … Her goal came against Mexico in the first match of the year … 1999: Played in 17 matches, starting just one, but scored seven goals with four assists … 1998: Saw action in just one match for the USA in 1998, playing 14 minutes against Canada in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 2, but a spectacular and historic senior college season earned her a spot in residency camp for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup … 1997: Tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in her right knee during training with the National Team on April 21, 1997, and red-shirted the 1997 college season at the University of Florida … Recovered from the serious knee injury in just six months and made her return to the National Team on Oct. 30, 1997, against Sweden … Traveled with the U.S. to Australia in February of 1997, scoring her fourth career goal against the Matlidas on Feb. 28 in Melbourne … 1996: Participated in her first national team training camp in December 1995 … Debuted with the U.S. National Team in Brazil in January of 1996, scoring three goals in her second appearance vs. Ukraine … Took Spring ’96 semester off from school to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team at residential training camp in Florida ... Youth National Teams: Trained with the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team in a Boca Raton, Fla., camp in 1993 … First Appearance: Jan. 14, 1996, vs. Russia … First goal: Jan. 18, 1996, vs. Ukraine (scored three goals).

Professional / Club: One of the WUSA’s founding players for the Carolina Courage … 2003: Started all 12 games in which she played before tearing her ACL and was the league’s all-time leading scorer at the time of her injury … Scored seven goals with six assists before the injury and was named as a reserve in the WUSA All-Star Game … 2002: Ended the season as the second all-time leading scorer in WUSA history with 20 goals and 15 assists … Played in all 21 games for the Courage, starting 20, and helped led the team to the WUSA title by scoring 11 goals with 10 assists, good for second in the league with 32 points … Scored in both the semifinal and championship game to help the Courage to the title, including a game-tying penalty kick with just seconds left in regulation in the semifinal … Named Second-Team All-WUSA … 2001: Played for the Courage during the inaugural season and finished tied for fifth in the league in scoring with nine goals and five assists in 21 matches … Etc.: Her youth club team, Town 'n Country Heather, won the 1995 Athena Cup Under-19 National Championship as she scored 13 goals in five games … Her club also won the U-20 National Championship in 1996 … Played four matches for the Tampa Bay Extreme of the W-League in the Summer of 1998, scoring six goals … Played for the Central Florida Krush in the W-League in the summer of 2005.

College / High School: The all-time leading scorer in the history of Division I college soccer, she shattered the record with an amazing 118 career goals, scoring her 104th goal on Oct. 18, 1998, against Mississippi, to break the record previously held by Mia Hamm and Tiffeny Milbrett … Played in 92 games in her college career, starting 90, and averaged 1.28 goals per game, second-best in NCAA history … Scored 30 or more goals in three of her college seasons, scoring in 68 out of 92 games she played … Scored six goals in one game against Auburn on November 9, 1996 … Of her 118 career goals, she had 30 one-goal matches, 25 two-goal games, eight career hat-tricks, two four-goal games and her six-goal match … Scored her 110th career goal against Duke on Oct. 30, breaking the record for most goals ever scored in collegiate soccer, men or women, by passing Thompson Usiyan, who scored 109 goals for Appalachian State from 1977-1980 (the record has since been broken) … Was named the 1998 SEC Player of the Year and a First-Team NSCAA All-American … Finished her storybook year by leading Florida to the NCAA championship in 1998, scoring the winning goal on a free kick in a 1-0 upset of North Carolina … Led the 1998 NCAA Tournament in scoring with eight points … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and was the Offensive MVP for the Final Four … As a senior, she finished second in the voting for both the Hermann Trophy and the M.A.C. Award to Cindy Parlow … Finished her college career with 48 assists to go with her 118 goals for an NCAA record 284 career points, breaking another one of Hamm's records … Had 32 goals and 11 assists for 75 points as a senior, marking the third time she has led the nation in points and second in goals scored … Had 10 game-winning goals as a senior, a Florida record, and became the Gators all-time leader in goals scored (66) in just two seasons … Also an NSCAA All-American as a sophomore and junior, she played her freshman and sophomore seasons at SMU before transferring to Florida … As a junior for the Gators, she led the nation in points for the second straight year, scoring 34 goals with 13 assists, and was second in the country in goals scored, scoring at least one goal in 19 of the 22 matches she played, including eight game-winning goals … Set single-season SEC records for goals and points, despite missing three games due to an ankle injury and was named the 1996 SEC Player of the year, SEC tournament MVP and Florida’s MVP … A 1995 and ’96 finalist for both the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year … Became Florida’s all-time leading scorer in 1996 when she recorded her third hat trick of the year in the Gator’s 7-3 win over N.C. State … The Southwest Conference Player of the Year in 1995 for the Mustangs ... Led NCAA Division I with 32 goals in 1995 as SMU advanced to its first-ever Final Four ... Scored 22 goals as a freshman for the Mustangs ... A six-sport varsity athlete at Lyman High School in Orlando, lettering in soccer, swimming, tennis, cross country, track & field and basketball ... A two-time high school All-American, and three-time All-State selection, her team won three state soccer titles … Scored 129 goals and had 86 assists during her four-year high school career.

Personal: Full name is Danielle Ruth Fotopoulos … Formerly Danielle Garrett, she was married on June 8, 1996, to George Fotopoulos … Was co-head coach with her husband at Louisiana State University in 2004 and is current the girl’s director of coaching for Palm Harbor SC in Tampa, Fla. … Is the only current WNT player who holds a USSF “A” license … Also has an NSCAA Premier coaching license … Has two children, one girl and one boy … Gave birth to her daughter Alexia Shea on November 18, 2000, and her son Vasilios George on July 27, 2004 ... Favorite food is George’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs, and sushi … Hobbies are being with her family, watching sports and playing pool … Loves to laugh and to make other people laugh … Has twice appeared in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" … Majored in Leisure Management at Florida.