Peter Gastis

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Peter Gastis
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1988 Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute
1989 East York Collegiate Institute
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 North York Rockets 56 (2)
1995–1996 Chicago Power (indoor) 3 (2)
1996 St. Catharines Wolves
1996–1997 Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Gastis (born August 23, 1971) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Youth

Gastis played soccer at the high school level in 1987, where he played in the Toronto High School Senior Soccer Championship final with Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute and helped them win the title by contributing a goal against Western Technical-Commercial School. [1] He returned to play with Danforth for the 1988 season. [2] In the summer of 1989, he represented Team Ontario in the Canada Games and won the gold medal after recording a goal against Team Quebec. [3]

Gastis would transfer over to East York Collegiate Institute in 1989. [4] The 1989 season also marked his experience in the professional ranks as he signed an amateur contract with the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League. [5]

North York

In 1989, he played in the national Canadian Soccer League on an amateur contract with North York Rockets. [5] In his debut season with North York, he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth by finishing third in the East Division. North York would be eliminated from the postseason in the opening round by Hamilton Steelers. [6] Gastis would appear in 12 matches with North York. [7] He re-signed with North York the following season. [8] In his sophomore year, he assisted the Rockets in securing another playoff berth by finishing fifth in the division. Once more the Rockets were eliminated in the preliminary round by the Vancouver 86ers. [9]

The 1991 season marked his third consecutive year with the organization and he managed to record his first goal against Kitchener Kickers on August 28, 1991. [10] North York qualified for the postseason for the third consecutive season where he scored a goal in the semi-final round against Toronto Blizzard. [11] Throughout the season he made 13 appearances and recorded 1 goal. [7] In 1992, he returned for his final season with North York. [7] The club would once again clinch a playoff spot but was eliminated from the competition in the quarterfinals by Winnipeg Fury.

St. Catharines

In 1996, he played in the southern Ontario-based Canadian National Soccer League with St. Catharines Wolves. [12] He would help the Wolves claim the league cup and secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the standings. [13] Gastis would appear in the first match of the championship final against Toronto Italia. [14]

Indoor soccer

In the winter of 1995. he played at the indoor level in the American-based National Professional Soccer League with Chicago Power. [15] In total, he played in 3 matches and scored 2 goals. [16] He would play with the expansion side Toronto Shooting Stars the following year. [12] He would enter the club's history books as he recorded the team's first regular-season goal against St. Louis Ambush. [17] In his debut season, he would play in 6 matches and recorded 3 goals. [16]

Senior amateur

In 2008, he played with Markham Soccer Club Lightning and won the Ontario Cup master's title. [18]

International career

Gastis was selected to the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team for the 1990 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ Grossman, David (11 November 1987). "Danforth Tech bags another soccer title". Toronto Star . pp. E4.
  2. ↑ Grossman, David (29 September 1988). "Top hoopster stays loyal to the last season". Toronto Star . pp. B11.
  3. ↑ Cheadle, Bruce (27 August 1989). "Ontario uses closing day to pad medals lead". Ottawa Citizen . pp. B6.
  4. ↑ Grossman, David (10 November 1989). "Goliaths blast away Saints in shootout". Toronto Star . pp. B8.
  5. 1 2 Grossman, David (21 September 1989). "Critics not happy school star played in pro soccer loop". Toronto Star . pp. C8.
  6. ↑ Koep, Bob (September 18, 1989). "Rockets fizzle out of soccer playoffs". Toronto Star . p. D8.
  7. 1 2 3 "North York Rockets Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "England's '50 loss to U.S. a soccer shocker". Toronto Star . 15 May 1990. pp. F6.
  9. ↑ Stinson, Dan (September 17, 1990). "Rocket coach says 86ers won't be denied third title". Vancouver Sun . p. 27.
  10. ↑ Cannon, Steve (29 August 1991). "Pence shines in Kickers' win". Kitchener-Waterloo Record . pp. F7.
  11. ↑ Koep, Bob (September 30, 1991). "Blizzard ousts Rockets to reach soccer final". Toronto Star . p. C6.
  12. 1 2 "Arghittu makes cut with Toronto Stars". St. Catharines Standard . 19 October 1996. pp. C2.
  13. ↑ Jeanneret, Mark (24 October 1996). "Wolves run short in final series". St. Catharines Standard . pp. C3.
  14. ↑ Jeanneret, Mark (25 October 1996). "The other Maradona helps crush the Wolves:". St. Catharines Standard . pp. C1.
  15. ↑ Farrah, Negele (31 December 1995). "Attack wins ninth in a row". Kansas City Star .
  16. 1 2 "Peter Gastis soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  17. ↑ Summers, Robert J. (25 October 1996). "Two-game division road trip faces 'Off-Broadway' Blizzard". The Buffalo News .
  18. ↑ Hayakawa, Mike (23 October 2008). "Lightning strikes national title". Markham Economist & Sun.
  19. ↑ "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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