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Phil Greatwich
Personal information
Full name Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Towson Tigers
Youth career
0000–2003 Brighton & Hove Albion
200x–2005 Burgess Hill Town
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Towson Tigers 63 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Burgess Hill Town
2014–2015 Baltimore Bohemians 10 (0)
International career
2006–2008 Philippines 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich (born 21 January 1987) is a former footballer who played as a full-back. Born in England, he played for the Philippines national team internationally.

Club career

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Greatwich was born in Brighton, and began his football career as a schoolboy with Brighton & Hove Albion.[3] Released as a 16-year-old, he made his debut in first-team football for Burgess Hill Town of the Isthmian League Division One South,[4] and won the club's Young Player of the Year award for the 2005–06 season.[5]

In 2007, he went to the United States to begin a course in Sports Management at Towson University, Maryland, where he played for the Towson Tigers soccer team.[6][7][8]

International career

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Greatwich qualified for the Philippines national team country because his mother Carolina is Filipina.[3] He received his first call-up to the Philippines national team in October 2006,[9] and played in all three of the Philippines' group matches in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship finals.[10]

Personal life

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Greatwich's older brother Chris[10] and younger brother Simon[11] are also Philippines international footballers.

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Challenge cup 2008 Squad List: Philippines". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Phil Greatwich". Towson University. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Phil's Philippines Aim" (reprint). Lewes Today. FindArticles. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ Francis, Chris (20 April 2006). "Young Hillians Come Of Age" (reprint). Mid-Sussex Times. FindArticles. Retrieved 29 December 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Hillians Stay Put And The Boss Is Delighted" (reprint). Mid-Sussex Times. FindArticles. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ "2007 Cumulative Season Statistics". Towson University. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  7. ^ "2008 Cumulative Season Statistics". Towson University. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  8. ^ "2009 Cumulative Season Statistics". Towson University. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Phil In Philippes Call-Up" (reprint). Mid-Sussex Times. FindArticles. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2009. [dead link]
  10. ^ a b Saaid, Hamdan (19 July 2007). "ASEAN Football Federation Championship 2007 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Greatwich, Simon". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
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