Peter Tsekenis

{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Peter Tsekenis

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Peter Nectario Tsekenis{{Olympedia|24026}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| height = 1.83m

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1990–1991

| clubs1 = St George

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1991–2000

| clubs2 = Sydney Olympic

| caps2 = 173

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2000–2004

| clubs3 = Newcastle United

| caps3 = 81

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2004

| clubs4 = Belmore Hercules

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2004–2008

| clubs5 = Bankstown City Lions

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| nationalyears1 = 1996

| nationalteam1 = Australia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2004–2010

| managerclubs1 = Bankstown City Lions

| manageryears2 = 2011–2013

| managerclubs2 = Sydney Olympic

| manageryears3 = 2018–

| managerclubs3 = Marconi Stallions

}}

Peter Nectario Tsekenis (born 4 August 1973) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a defender and the current coach of Marconi Stallions.

Career

Born in Sydney, Tsekenis played at club level for St George, Sydney Olympic, Newcastle United and Belmore Hercules, before becoming player-manager of Bankstown City Lions.{{cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/T/TS.html |title=Tsaltas-Tyrell |publisher=Australian Player Database}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/TSA.html#PeterTsekenis |title=Aussie Footballers – Peter Tsekenis |website=OzFootball |access-date=2020-04-22}}

He also participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{FIFA player|166200}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/peter-tsekenis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204025125/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ts/peter-tsekenis-1.html |archive-date=2016-12-04 |title=Peter Tsekenis |quote=Full name: Peter Nectario Tsekenis}}

In 2011, Tsekenis returned to Sydney Olympic Football Club as coach of their first grade side.{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneyolympicfc.com/history/sofc-players/ |title=History – Sydney Olympic FC Players of all Time |website=SydneyOlympicFC.com |accessdate=2013-07-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526222855/http://www.sydneyolympicfc.com/history/sofc-players/ |archivedate=26 May 2012}} By April 2019 he was coaching Marconi Stallions.{{cite web |url=https://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/6046073/clinical-stallions/ |title='Clinical' Stallions |first=Chris |last=Boulous |date=15 April 2019 |website=Fairfield City Champion}}

Personal life

He is of Greek descent.{{Cite web |url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2011/03/17/greek-newspaper-o-kosmos-acknowledges-football-nsw-competitions-in-awards-ceremony-2/ |title=Greek newspaper O Kosmos acknowledges Football NSW competitions in awards ceremony |date=2011-03-16 |website=Football NSW |language=en-AU |access-date=2020-04-22}}

References

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