| Peter Sarantopoulos | |
| Fullname: | Peter Sarantopoulos |
| Birth Date: | 1968 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Wexford SC |
| Collegeyears1: | 1990–1992 |
| College1: | Toronto Varsity Blues |
| Years1: | 1988–1992 |
| Years2: | 1992 |
| Years3: | 1993 |
| Years4: | 1994 |
| Years5: | 1996 |
| Years6: | 1996–1997 |
| Years7: | 1998 |
| Clubs1: | North York Rockets |
| Clubs2: | Winnipeg Fury |
| Clubs3: | Toronto Blizzard |
| Clubs4: | Toronto Rockets |
| Clubs5: | St. Catharines Wolves |
| Clubs6: | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) |
| Clubs7: | Toronto Lynx |
| Caps1: | 99 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1986–1987 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalyears2: | 1988–1993 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada futsal |
| Nationalyears3: | 1989 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 22 June 2009 |
| Ntupdate: | 22 June 2009 |
Peter Sarantopoulos (born 2 May 1968) is a former Canadian international soccer defender.
Sarantopoulos was a two-time First Team and one-time Second Team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.[1]
He played for the North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992,[2] where he was named a league All-Star in 1991 and 1992.[3] [4] [5] During the 1992 season, he was traded to the Winnipeg Fury.[6]
He played for Toronto Blizzard during the 1993 American Professional Soccer League season, as well their replacements the Toronto Rockets for the APSL's 1994 campaign.[7]
In 1996, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. He made his debut on 2 June 1996 in a match against Toronto Italia.[8] With St. Catharines, he won the CNSL Cup and reached the playoff finals, but were defeated by Toronto Italia.[9] In the winter of 1996 he played at the indoor level with Toronto Shooting Stars in the National Professional Soccer League.[10] [11]
Sarantopoulos played the 1998 season in the Toronto Lynx in the USISL A-League.
Sarantopoulos played for Canada at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1987 Pan American Games.[12] He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 1988 friendly match against Bermuda. He earned a total of 33 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[13] He also played at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
His final international game was a March 1993 friendly match against South Korea.