Peter Tsekenis | |
Full Name: | Peter Nectario Tsekenis |
Birth Date: | 4 August 1973 |
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 |
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.
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.[1] [2]
He also participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2011, Tsekenis returned to Sydney Olympic Football Club as coach of their first grade side.[4] By April 2019 he was coaching Marconi Stallions.[5]
He is of Greek descent.[6]