Peter Raskopoulos
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Peter Raskopoulos is an Australia
n former association football player.
for the first season of the National Soccer League
in 1977.
. He captained Australia in his full international debut for Australia in August 1981 against Indonesia national football team
in Jakarta
. He played his last match for the Socceroos in 1987 having played 14 matches, captaining the team twice.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former association football player.
Club career
Raskopoulos played his youth football for Earlwood Wanderers before being signed for Sydney OlympicSydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the...
for the first season of the National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in 1977.
International career
Raskopoulos made his debut in a B-International for Australia at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup1980 OFC Nations Cup
-Group B:-Third Place:-Final:-External links:* http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=433&det=1* . Accessed 21 February 2010....
. He captained Australia in his full international debut for Australia in August 1981 against Indonesia national football team
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. He played his last match for the Socceroos in 1987 having played 14 matches, captaining the team twice.