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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Nectario Tsekenis[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | St George | 3 | (0) |
1991–2000 | Sydney Olympic | 173 | (6) |
2000–2004 | Newcastle United | 81 | (5) |
2004 | Belmore Hercules | 8 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Bankstown City Lions | ||
National team | |||
1996 | Australia U23 | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2010 | Bankstown City Lions | ||
2011–2013 | Sydney Olympic | ||
2018– | Marconi Stallions | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Sydney,[1] Tsekenis played at club level for St George, Sydney Olympic, Newcastle United and Belmore Hercules, before becoming player-manager of Bankstown City Lions.[2][3]
He also participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
In 2011, Tsekenis returned to Sydney Olympic Football Club as coach of their first grade side.[6] By April 2019 he was coaching Marconi Stallions.[7]
He is of Greek descent.[8]
Full name: Peter Nectario Tsekenis
Australia men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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