15 Facts About Peter Vagenas

Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas was born on February 6,1978 and is an American former soccer player.

Peter Vagenas played college soccer at UCLA from 1996 to 1999, leading them to the NCAA title in 1997, and finished his career there with 15 goals and 30 assists in 82 games.

Peter Vagenas was elected team MVP during his campaign at UCLA.

Peter Vagenas was drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft and subsequently spent nine years with the team, winning the US Open Cup in 2001 and 2005, and the MLS Cup in 2002 and 2005, captaining the team to the 2005 double.

Peter Vagenas missed most of 2007 and 2008 due to injury, but during his time with Galaxy he scored 14 goals and 12 assists in 183 league appearances, plus added two goals and two assists in the playoffs.

Peter Vagenas was a fan favorite with Galaxy due to his energetic play and local roots.

On November 26,2008, Peter Vagenas was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.

Peter Vagenas became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft; after a couple of months out of the game he signed for expansion side Vancouver Whitecaps FC in April 2011.

Peter Vagenas was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

Peter Vagenas was signed by Chivas USA on February 22,2012.

Peter Vagenas's contract expired after 2012 and he made himself eligible for the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft in December 2012.

Peter Vagenas became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

Peter Vagenas played for the United States in the 2000 Summer Olympics, scoring three goals, all on penalty kicks.

Peter Vagenas earned his first cap for the senior national team on October 25,2000, against Mexico, but injuries have curtailed his appearances at the international level.

Peter Vagenas was the captain and leading scorer in the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada for the USA national team.