Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich (born 21 January 1987) is an English-born Philippine international

Philippines national football team

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....

 footballer. He qualifies for that country because his mother Carolina is Filipina. He plays as a full back

Defender (association football)

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

.

Greatwich was born in Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

, and began his football career as a schoolboy with Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

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

Burgess Hill Town F.C.

Burgess Hill Town Football Club is an English association football club currently playing in Division One South of the Isthmian League, the eighth tier of English football...

 of the Isthmian League Division One South, and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2005–06 season. Greatwich received his first call-up to the senior Philippine national team in October 2006, and played in all three of the Philippines' group matches in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship

2007 ASEAN Football Championship

The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore and Thailand....

 finals.

In 2007 he went to the United States to begin a course in Sports Management at Towson University

Towson University

Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...

, Maryland

Maryland

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, where he played for the Towson Tigers

Towson Tigers

The Towson Tigers, formerly Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson University. All of the major athletic teams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association with 20 Division I athletic teams The Towson Tigers, formerly Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson...

 soccer team.

Greatwich's older brother Chris

Christopher Greatwich

Christopher Robert Barbon "Chris" Greatwich is an English–Filipino footballer who plays for Morris County Colonials and the Philippines national football team...

 and younger brother Simon

Simon Greatwich

Simon Clive Barbon Greatwich is a Filipino international footballer who plays college soccer in the United States for the Hartwick Hawks, as a central midfielder.- Early and personal life :...

 are also Philippine international footballers.

External links

• Profile at Towson University Athletics website