| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Raskopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-02-22)22 February 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Kastoria,Greece | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Earlwood Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Sydney Olympic | 37 | (0) |
| 1980 | Marconi Stallions | 29 | (1) |
| 1981–1989 | Sydney Olympic | 195 | (21) |
| Total | 261 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1987 | Australia | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2000–2002 | AC United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Raskopoulos (born 22 February 1962) is an Australian formerassociation football player.
Raskopoulos played his youth football forEarlwood Wanderers before being signed forSydney Olympic for the first season of theNational Soccer League in 1977.[1]
Raskopoulos made his debut in a B-International forAustralia at the1980 OFC Nations Cup. He captained Australia in his full international debut for Australia in August 1981 againstIndonesia inJakarta. This made Peter the youngest ever Socceroos captain at only 19Y189D, a record that still holds. He played his last match for theSocceroos in 1987 having played 14 matches, captaining the team twice.[2][3]
Peter took up the role of C.E.O at Sydney Olympic, his beloved club in 2001. At the helm, they won the NSL championship in 2001–02 season and won the minor premiership the following season. Today Peter Raskopoulos is the owner of the Rasko Group; Rasko Linen Service, Goondee Aged Care, Rasko Exporters and Consultants and Exclusively O in Australia[4]. He lives in Sydney with his wife and has four children, including comediansJordan andSteen.
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