Peter Mannos

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Peter Mannos
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-07-20) July 20, 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1972–1975 Northern Illinois University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976 San Antonio Thunder 6 (0)
1977–1978 Dallas Tornado 3 (0)
1978 Indianapolis Daredevils 19 (0)
1978–1980 Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) 32 (0)
1979 Columbus Magic
1980 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Mannos is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper who played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and one in Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a two-time first team All American goalkeeper.

Mannos attended Northern Illinois University, playing on the NIU Huskies men's soccer team from 1972 to 1975. He was the 1974 and 1975 first team All American goalkeeper. [1] [2] NIU inducted Mannos into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985. [3] In 1976, he played six games for the San Antonio Thunder in the North American Soccer League. He transferred to the Dallas Tornado in 1977, seeing time in three games. In 1978, he began the season with the Tornado, but was released after playing no games. He then signed with the Indianapolis Daredevils of the American Soccer League. [4] In the fall of 1978, he signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit of Major Indoor Soccer League. [5] After two seasons, he moved to the Buffalo Stallions where he played only one game before retiring. In 2006, he was the director of marketing for Brooks Sports.

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  2. "1975 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
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  5. 1978-19 MISL