Career
He played at the top 20 nationally ranked soccer program at Loyola University Maryland from 1994-1998. Prior to college he played club ball with nationally ranked Volunteers in Service to America Blackwatch and Springfield Nationals where he led both clubs in scoring. He was coached, among others, by Michael Brady, Rob Olson and Alketas Panagoulias.
He also trained and played under John Kerr, Senior, John Kerr, Junior. and Bruce Murray for District of Columbia based semi-pro team, Spartans, in his youth.
His father also played an integral part in his overall training growing up. Vatikiotis played attacking central midfield and forward.
Loyola, which had been ranked among the nation"s top 20 teams a week ago, dropped its second straight to fall to 2-2-2. Scott Thelen, Mark Vita and Eduardo Lima scored for the Patriots, while Tasos Vatikiotis scored for Loyola off an assist from Dan Mosny."
Vatikiotis was born in Fairfax, Virginia and grew up in his hometown Kallipoli, Piraeus in Greece, during his childhood years.
He moved to the Washington metropolitan area with his family in 1989.
