Peter Katholos
FullnamePeter Katholos
Birth date18 March 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeMyrsini, Elis, Greece[1]
PositionMidfielder
Years 11979–1980
Years 21981–1985
Years 31985–1986
Years 41986
Years 51987
Years 61988–1991
Years 71991–1993
Years 81993–1994
Clubs 1St George
Clubs 2Sydney Olympic
Clubs 3AEL
Clubs 4Sydney Olympic
Clubs 5APIA Leichhardt
Clubs 6Marconi
Clubs 7Sydney Olympic
Clubs 8Parramatta Eagles
Caps 135
Caps 2131
Caps 33
Caps 410
Caps 520
Caps 692
Caps 729
Caps 811
Goals 15
Goals 233
Goals 30
Goals 40
Goals 53
Goals 65
Goals 72
Goals 81
Nationalyears 11981–1983
Nationalteam 1Australia
Nationalcaps 114
Nationalgoals 12
Pcupdate02:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Ntupdate02:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Peter Katholos (Greek: Πέτρος Κάθολος; born 18 March 1961) is an Australian former soccer player. He was a member of the Socceroos, Australia's national soccer team, throughout the 1980s during which time he made 22 international appearances (14 ' A-matches'), scoring two goals. He is best known for his time as a midfielder with Sydney Olympic and later Marconi in the Australian National Soccer League, although he also played for the Greek team AEL at one stage.

Katholos emigrated from Greece to Australia with his parents as a nine-year-old.[2][3]

Playing career

Club career

Katholos played for St George 35 times during the 1979 and 1980 National Soccer League seasons.[4]

Katholos transferred from St George to the Sydney Olympians (as Sydney Olympic were branded in 1981), where he played under Scottish coach Tommy Docherty.[5][6]

In 1985, Katholos signed a three-year contract to play in Greece for AEL. He returned to Australia in mid-1986, having only played three times in the league, each time as a substitute.[7][8]

After a disagreement with coach Peter Raskopoulos, Katholos transferred from Olympic to Parramatta Eagles part way though the 1992–93 National Soccer League season.[9]

He was nicknamed "The Kat" by Sydney Olympic supporters.[10]

International career

Katholos made his national team debut for Australia against Indonesia in Melbourne in May 1981. He played the last of his 14 full international appearances in December 1983 against Singapore.[11]

Honours

Player

Sydney Olympic

APIA Leichhardt

Marconi-Fairfield

Individual

References

  1. ^ Biographies Peter Katholos greeceandco.com
  2. ^ Curran, Brian (1981-04-19). "Poor play puts Pete on the mat—at home!". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 72. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  3. ^ Micallef, Philip (21 August 2019). "Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Peter Katholos". SBS Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  4. ^ "Aussie Footballers - Karl to Kemp". OzFootball. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ^ Curran, Brian (1981-04-16). "Katholos rockets into Socceroos' squad for NZ". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  6. ^ Gatt, Ray (1981-04-10). "Docherty 'babe' gets his spurs". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 36. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ^ Schwab, Laurie (1985-08-12). "Olympic wins 2–1". The Age. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  8. ^ Gatt, Ray (1986-06-12). "'Nightmares' end for Katholos". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  9. ^ Cockerill, Michael (1993-01-16). "Katholos returns to scene of war to battle his mates". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 69. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. ^ Triadafillou, Takis (2020-11-07). "Peter Katholos (The Kat): Legend on the field and fighter in life". The Greek Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  11. ^ Andrew Howe (12 October 2006). "The Australian Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains". OzFootball. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  12. ^ Schwab, Laurie (1982-09-08). "Katholos tops soccer award". The Age. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-09-13.