Greatwich playing for the Colonials
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Robert Barbon Greatwich | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Kaya | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
2003–2004 | Drury Panthers | ||
2005–2006 | Hartwick Hawks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003 | Ringmer | ||
2006–2007 | Lewes | 3 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Bognor Regis Town | 20 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Morris County Colonials | ||
2013– | Kaya | 32 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2014 | Philippines | 49 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2015– | Kaya | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015 |
Christopher Robert Barbon "Chris" Greatwich (born 30 September 1983) is an English–Filipino footballer who is the current playing-head coach of United Football League club Kaya FC. He has previously played for Morris County Colonials, Kaya FC, and the Philippines national football team.
Greatwich's previous clubs include Bognor Regis Town, Lewes FC, Ringmer, Hartwick College and Drury University. In addition, he also used to play for Brighton and Hove Albion and was part of their successful FA Youth Cup side in 2002, which lost to eventual winners Aston Villa.
In January 2013, Greatwich joined Kaya F.C.. In November 2015 when he was appointed as full-time head coach of the club.
Greatwich began his international career with the Philippines in 2004, making his debut against Myanmar in the Tiger Cup. He was unable to play in 2005 in the SEA Games due to his Hartwick Hawks making the NCAA Tournament in the United States, but played the following year in Bacolod when they hosted the qualifiers for the Asean Championships. It was here that Greatwich scored his first international goal against Laos in the sides' 1–2 defeat. He then scored in the 7–0 win over East Timor and played in wins against Cambodia and Brunei to see them qualify for the finals in Thailand. There they lost to Malaysia and Thailand before drawing with Myanmar in their final game.