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- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Peter RASKOPOULOS". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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