Phil Greatwich

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.

Phil Greatwich
Personal information
Full name Philip Carlo Barbon Greatwich[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987[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)

Club career

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

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

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

References
  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. "Phil's Philippines Aim" (reprint). Lewes Today. FindArticles. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  4. Francis, Chris (20 April 2006). "Young Hillians Come Of Age" (reprint). Mid-Sussex Times. FindArticles. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. "Hillians Stay Put And The Boss Is Delighted" (reprint). Mid-Sussex Times. FindArticles. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  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.
  10. 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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