Peter Greco

{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 1946)}}

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| name = Peter Greco

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Priverno, Italy

| height = {{height|m=1.89}}

| position = Goalkeeper

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| youthclubs1 = Montréal Y.C.A.P.

| years1 = 1965–1967

| years2 = 1967–1968

| years3 = 1968–1972

| years4 = 1970

| years5 = 1972

| years6 = 1975

| years7 = 1975–1982

| clubs1 = US Superga St-Viateur

| clubs2 = Burnaby Villa

| clubs3 = Vancouver Columbus FC

| clubs4 = Vancouver Spartans

| clubs5 = Richmond Ramparts

| clubs6 = Vancouver Whitecaps

| clubs7 = Vancouver Columbus FC

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| caps6 = 8

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| nationalyears1 = 1967–1971

| nationalyears2 = 1968

| nationalteam1 = Canada Amateur

| nationalteam2 = Canada "A"

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Peter Greco (born 19 July 1946) was a Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He was a three-time national champion with Vancouver Columbus FC (1969, 1977, 1978). He was Canada's starting goalkeeper during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1968,{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/national/camps/?camp_id=33|title = FIFA World Cup Qualifiers| date=23 February 2020 }} the Pan American Games in 1967 and 1971, and Olympic Qualifiers in 1971.

He made 19 career international appearances with Canada (at the time a record), including three international "A" appearances in 1968.

Early in his club career, he was named most valuable player of the 1966 Québec National League season.{{Cite web|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UcQtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1J8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6481%2C4736444|title=Eyes jump|website=Google|author1=Norm Gillespie|date=22 November 1966|access-date=30 March 2024}}

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