Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas is a former American soccer player.
Education
Vagenas graduated from Saint Francis High School in Louisiana CaƱada Flintridge, class of 1996, where he captained the team to a CIF Southern Section Championship his senior year, as well as being named CIF Steamship divisional player of the year. Vagenas played club soccer for Afshin Ghotbi. He played college soccer at University of California, Los Angeles from 1996 to 1999, leading them to the National Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1997, and finished his career there with 15 goals and 30 assists in 82 games.
He was elected team Most Valuable Player during his campaign at University of California, Los Los Angeles
Career
High school and college Professional Vagenas was drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round of the 2000 Master of Library Science SuperDraft and subsequently spent nine years with the team, winning the United States. Open Cup in 2001 and 2005, and the Master of Library Science Cup in 2002 and 2005, captaining the team to the 2005 double. 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. On November 26, 2008, Vagenas was selected by Seattle Sounders Football Club in the 2008 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft.
After two seasons with Seattle, Vagenas was traded to Colorado Rapids on November 22, 2010.
After the trade Colorado declined Vagenas"s contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 Master of Library Science Re-Entry Draft. 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 Football Club in April 2011. At season"s end, Vancouver declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 Master of Library Science Re-Entry Draft.
Vagenas was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
He was signed by Chivas United States of America on February 22, 2012. His contract expired after 2012 and he made himself eligible for the 2012 Master of Library Science Re-Entry Draft in December 2012. Vagenas became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.
International Vagenas played for the United States in the 2000 Summer Olympics, scoring three goals, all on penalty kicks.
He 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 He has earned three caps to date.
He was also the captain and leading scorer in the Pan American games in Canada for the United States of America national team