Peter Raskopoulos
{{short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Raskopoulos
| image =
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| fullname = Peter Raskopoulos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|02|22|df=y}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = Kastoria, Greece
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Earlwood Wanderers
| years1 = 1977–1979
| clubs1 = Sydney Olympic
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1980
| clubs2 = Marconi Stallions
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1981–1989
| clubs3 = Sydney Olympic
| caps3 = 195
| goals3 = 21
| totalcaps = 261
| totalgoals = 22
| nationalyears1 = 1980–1987
| nationalteam1 = Australia
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1993
| managerclubs1 = Sydney Olympic
| manageryears2 = 2000–2002
| managerclubs2 = AC United
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Peter Raskopoulos (born 22 February 1962) is an Australian former association football player.
Playing career
=Club career=
Raskopoulos played his youth football for Earlwood Wanderers before being signed for Sydney Olympic for the first season of the National Soccer League in 1977.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/R/RB.html|title=Australian Player Database – R|publisher=ozfootball.net|access-date=22 February 2010}}
=International career=
Raskopoulos made his debut in a B-International for Australia at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup. He captained Australia in his full international debut for Australia in August 1981 against Indonesia in Jakarta. He played his last match for the Socceroos in 1987 having played 14 matches, captaining the team twice.{{cite book|title=The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains|publisher=Football Federation Australia}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56710/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108080125/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56710/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=FIFA Player Statistics: Peter RASKOPOULOS|publisher=FIFA|access-date=22 February 2010}}
=Career after football=
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 works as an operations & Public Relations Manager in Rasko Exporters and Consultants in Australia. He lives in Sydney with his wife and some of his children, including comedian Jordan.
References
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{{Australia Squad 1980 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Australia men's international soccer players
Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players
Category:Marconi Stallions FC players
Category:Sydney Olympic FC players
Category:Greek emigrants to Australia
Category:1980 Oceania Cup players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Kastoria
Category:OFC Nations Cup–winning players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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