Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich (born 21 January 1987) is a former

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who played as a full-back. Born in England, he played for the Philippines national team internationally.

Club career

Greatwich was born in Brighton, and began his football career as a schoolboy with

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

. Released as a 16-year-old, he made his debut in first-team football for Burgess Hill Town of the

Isthmian League Division One South The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

, and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he went to the United States to begin a course in Sports Management at

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, where he played for the

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soccer team.

International career

Greatwich qualified for the Philippines national team country because his mother Carolina is

Filipina Filipinos ( tl, Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other ...

. He received his first call-up to the Philippines national team in October 2006, and played in all three of the Philippines' group matches in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship finals.

Personal life

Greatwich's older brother

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and younger brother

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are also Philippines international footballers.

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