Peter Vagenas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Panayiotis Alexiou Vagenas | ||
Date of birth | February 6, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Pasadena, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1999 | UCLA Bruins | 82 | (15) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2008 | LA Galaxy | 183 | (14) |
2009–2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21 | (0) |
2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | (0) |
2012 | Chivas USA | 13 | (0) |
Total | 233 | (14) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000 | United States U23 | 6 | (3) |
2000–2003 | United States | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2020 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 4, 2010 |
Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas (born February 6, 1978) is an American former soccer player.
High school and college
Vagenas graduated from
Career
Professional
Vagenas was drafted by
On November 26, 2008, Vagenas was selected by
After two seasons with Seattle, Vagenas was traded to Colorado Rapids on November 22, 2010.[2] After the trade Colorado declined Vagenas's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
Vagenas became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft; after a couple of months out of the game he signed for expansion side Vancouver Whitecaps FC in April 2011.[3] At season's end, Vancouver declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Vagenas was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
He was signed by
International
Vagenas played for the United States in the 2000 Summer Olympics, scoring three goals, all on penalty kicks. He earned his first cap for the senior national team on October 25, 2000 against Mexico, but injuries have curtailed his appearances at the international level. He has earned three caps to date. He was also the captain and leading scorer in the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada for the USA national team.
Statistics
Season | Club | League | Apps. | Goals |
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2000 | Los Angeles Galaxy
|
Major League Soccer | 16 | 3 |
2001 | 26 | 3 | ||
2002 | 17 | 0 | ||
2003 | 20 | 0 | ||
2004 | 12 | 0 | ||
2005 | 29 | 5 | ||
2006 | 25 | 2 | ||
2007 | 24 | 0 | ||
2008 | 14 | 1 | ||
2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 14 | 0 | |
2010 | 7 | 0 | ||
2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 | 0 | |
2012 | Chivas USA | 1 | 0 | |
Total | Last Updated: February 22, 2012 | 221 | 14 |
Personal life
Peter was born to Alex and Tassia Vagenas. He and his three siblings, George, Theoni and Dino were raised in Pasadena, California. Vagenas now resides in Pasadena along with his wife Mindy.[5]
Honors
Los Angeles Galaxy
- 2000
- 2005
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (2): 2002, 2005
- Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (1): 2002
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (2): 2002, 2005
Seattle Sounders FC
- 2009
References
- ^ "MLS announces expansion in Seattle". MLS.net. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ Mayers, Joshua (November 22, 2010). "Sounders FC trade Vagenas to Colorado for two defenders". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC add experienced midfielder Peter Vagenas". Whitecapsfc.com. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ Adam Serrano. "Center back McKenzie hopes to finally stick at Chivas | Chivas USA". Cdchivasusa.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ [1] Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine