Peter Sarantopoulos is a former Canadian international soccer defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

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Club career

Sarantopolous was a two time first-team and one time second-team Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...

 All-Canadian with the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

 Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues

The Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation...

. He played for the North York Rockets

North York Rockets

The North York Rockets were a professional soccer team that competed in the original Canadian Soccer League during its existence from 1987 to 1992...

 in 1989 and 1991 and was a 1991 and 1992 Canadian Soccer League All-Star Team selection playing for the Rockets and Winnipeg Fury

Winnipeg Fury

The Winnipeg Fury was a professional soccer team in Winnipeg. It was founded by Ralph Cantafio, who served as Team President and Chairman of the Board. The team was part of the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1992. The Fury belonged to the former Canadian National Soccer League for 1993...

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He played for Toronto Blizzard

Toronto Blizzard (1986-1993)

-National Soccer League:In 1985, less than one year after the Toronto Blizzard ceased operations due to the failure of the North American Soccer League , Blizzard owners York-Hanover purchased Dynamo Latino of the semi-professional Ontario-based National Soccer League with the intention of...

 during the 1993 American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

 season as well as the Toronto Rockets

Toronto Rockets

The Toronto Rockets were an American Professional Soccer League soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. They played one season, 1994.The Toronto Rockets were a continuation of the North York Rockets, a Canadian Soccer League / Canadian National Soccer League franchise and the Toronto Blizzard, a...

 for the APSL's 1994 campaign. Sarantopoulos played the 1998 season in the Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx

Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference....

 in the USISL A-League.

International career

A defender, Sarantopoulos played for Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 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 the three other semi-finalists, and...

 and made his senior debut for Canada

Canada men's national soccer team

The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

 in a February 1988 friendly match against Bermuda

Bermuda national football team

The Bermuda national football team is the national team of Bermuda and is controlled by the Bermuda Football Association. A member of CONCACAF, it is not among its strongest teams....

. He earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 matches. He also played at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. Laszlo Zsadanyi of Hungary was top scorer with 7 goals.-Group A:-----Group B:-----Group C:-----Group D:-Group A:-----Group B:-Final round:...

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

Retirement

He nowadays runs an eyeglasses company in Toronto.

External links

• Player profile - Canada Soccer
• Career stats - National Football Teams