Peter Greco
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Priverno, Italy | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Montréal Y.C.A.P. | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1967 | US Superga St-Viateur | ||
1967–1968 | Burnaby Villa | ||
1968–1972 | Vancouver Columbus FC | ||
1970 | Vancouver Spartans | ||
1972 | Richmond Ramparts | ||
1975 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | (0) |
1975–1982 | Vancouver Columbus FC | ||
International career | |||
1967–1971 | Canada Amateur | 16 | (0) |
1968 | Canada "A" | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Greco (born 19 July 1946) was a Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He was a three-time national champion with Vancouver Columbus FC (1969, 1977, 1978). He was Canada's starting goalkeeper during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1968,[1] the Pan American Games in 1967 and 1971, and Olympic Qualifiers in 1971.
He made 19 career international appearances with Canada (at the time a record), including three international "A" appearances in 1968.
Early in his club career, he was named most valuable player of the 1966 Québec National League season.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". 23 February 2020.
- ^ Norm Gillespie (22 November 1966). "Eyes jump". Google. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Italian emigrants to Canada
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- ICSF Columbus FC players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Footballers at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- 1946 births
- Canadian soccer biography stubs