Peter Sarantopoulos (born 2 May 1968) is a former Canadian international soccer defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Sarantopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wexford SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Toronto Varsity Blues | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | North York Rockets | 99 | (2) |
| 1992 | Winnipeg Fury | 9 | (0) |
| 1993 | Toronto Blizzard | 24 | (0) |
| 1994 | Toronto Rockets | ||
| 1996 | St. Catharines Wolves | 10 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 29 | (4) |
| 1998 | Toronto Lynx | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1986–1987 | Canada U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 1988–1993 | Canada | 33 | (0) |
| 1989 | Canada futsal | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2009 | |||
Club career
editSarantopoulos was a two-time First Team and one-time Second Team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.[1]
He played for the North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992,[2] where he was named a league All-Star in 1991 and 1992.[3][4][5] During the 1992 season, he was traded to the Winnipeg Fury.[6]
He played for Toronto Blizzard during the 1993 American Professional Soccer League season, as well their replacements the Toronto Rockets for the APSL's 1994 campaign.[2][7]
In 1996, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. He made his debut on 2 June 1996 in a match against Toronto Italia.[8] With St. Catharines, he won the CNSL Cup and reached the playoff finals, but were defeated by Toronto Italia.[9] In the winter of 1996 he played at the indoor level with Toronto Shooting Stars in the National Professional Soccer League.[10][11]
Sarantopoulos played the 1998 season in the Toronto Lynx in the USISL A-League.[2]
International career
editSarantopoulos played for Canada at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1987 Pan American Games.[12] He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 1988 friendly match against Bermuda.[12] He earned a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[13] He also played at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.[12]
His final international game was a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea.[12]
References
edit- ^ "2010 Varsity Blues Men's Soccer Preseason Media Guide". University of Toronto. 2010.
- ^ a b c "Peter Sarantopoulous". Stats Crew. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer, 1991". Sover. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008.
- ^ Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer, 1992". Sover. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
- ^ Da Costa, Norm (25 September 1991). "Protection urged for CSL standouts". Toronto Star. p. F8.
- ^ McDonald, Marvin (14 May 1993). "Heavy debts nag Fury". NewspaperArchive.com. Winnipeg Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "The rest of the APSL". Vancouver Sun. 29 April 1993. p. C14.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "1996 CNSL Season". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Jeanneret, Mark (24 October 1996). "Wolves run short in final series". St. Catharines Standard. p. C3.
- ^ "Peter Sarantopoulos | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Stars hit by Blizzard". St. Catharines Standard. 4 January 1997. p. C6.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Sarantopoulos profile". Canadian Soccer Association. 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Record at FIFA Tournaments". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009.
External links
edit- Peter Sarantopoulos at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Peter Sarantopoulos at National-Football-Teams.com