Peter Roe (born 23 September 1955 in

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, England) is a Canadian international soccer player who spent twelve seasons in the

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and two in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned nine

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, scoring one goal, with the Canadian national soccer team between 1974 and 1983.

Professional

Born in England, Roe moved to

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with his family when he was eleven. In 1973, Roe signed with the

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of the

as an eighteen-year-old. In 1975, the Metros merged with Toronto Croatia to form Toronto Metros-Croatia. In 1976, he played in the National Soccer League with

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. In 1979, the team came under new ownership which renamed the team the Toronto Blizzard. Roe continued to play for the club until 1980 through these name changes. He also briefly played for the New York Arrows during the 1978–79 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1980, Roe began the season with the Blizzard before moving to the

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. He played the 1980–81 NASL indoor season with Vancouver, then began the 1981 outdoor season there before moving to the

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. The Rowdies released him 1984 and Roe signed with the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. He returned to the Rowdies in 1986 when it entered the

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. When the Rowdies entered the American Soccer League in 1988, Roe again played for them.1988 Tampa Bay Rowdies
/ref> He is also the older brother of retired Canadian soccer player

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National team

In 1973, Roe was up to the

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for a February 20, 1973 match with Nicaragua. He would go on to play seven times for the Canadian U-20 team in 1973 and 1974. He scored his only goal at the youth level in a 5–0 victory over the Dominican Republic on August 21, 1974. His last game with the U-20s came in a 2–2 tie with Cuba on August 26, 1974. He earned his first cap with the senior team two months later. On October 9, 1974, he started in a 2–0 loss to East Germany. His last match was a 2–0 loss to

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on June 19, 1983. Roe also played nine games for the Canadian Olympic Team including four at the 1975 Pan American games.

References

External links

Canada Soccer

Brampton Sports Hall of Fame inductee page

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roe, Peter 1955 births Living people American Indoor Soccer Association players American Soccer League (1988–89) players Footballers from Manchester English emigrants to Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian National Soccer League players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian soccer players Olympic soccer players of Canada Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Naturalized citizens of Canada New York Arrows players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Soccer players from Brampton Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Tacoma Stars players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Toronto Italia players Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984) players Association football utility players Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football forwards