Peter Sarantopoulos (born 2 May 1968) is a former Canadian international soccer defender.

Club career

Sarantopolous was a two-time First Team and one-time Second Team

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All-Canadian with the

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Varsity Blues. He played for the

North York Rockets The North York Rockets were a professional soccer team based in North York, Toronto, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League. They were one of four teams to participate in every season of the CSL. Upon the demise of the CSL, ...

in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992, where he was named a league All-Star in 1991 and 1992. During the 1992 season, he was traded to the

Winnipeg Fury The Winnipeg Fury were a professional soccer team in Winnipeg, Canada. The team was part of the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1992. They were one of four teams to participate in every season of the CSL. In 1993, they played in the Canadia ...

. He played for

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during the 1993 American Professional Soccer League season, as well their replacements the

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for the APSL's 1994 campaign. In 1996, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the

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. He made his debut on 2 June 1996 in a match against Toronto Italia. With St. Catharines, he won the CNSL Cup and reached the playoff finals, but were defeated by

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. In the winter of 1996 he played at the indoor level with

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in the National Professional Soccer League. Sarantopoulos played the 1998 season in the

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes D ...

in the

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International career

Sarantopoulos played for

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at the

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of ...

and the 1987 Pan American Games. He made his senior debut for

in a February 1988 friendly match against

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. He earned a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He also played at the inaugural

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. His final international game was a March 1993 friendly match against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarantopoulos, Peter 1968 births Living people Soccer players from Toronto Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Canadian men's futsal players North York Rockets players St. Catharines Roma Wolves players Winnipeg Fury players Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993) players Toronto Rockets players Toronto Lynx players Toronto Shooting Stars players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players A-League (1995–2004) players Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian National Soccer League players Association football defenders National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players