Christopher Greatwich

Chris Greatwich

Greatwich playing for the Colonials
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Robert Barbon Greatwich
Date of birth	30 September 1983 (1983-09-30) (age 28)
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Centre midfielder
Club information
Current club	Morris County Colonials
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2003	Brighton and Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Ringmer
2006–2007	Lewes	3	(1)
2007–2008	Bognor Regis Town	20	(0)
2010–	Morris County Colonials
National team‡
2004–	Philippines	27	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2011

Christopher Robert Barbon "Chris" Greatwich^[1] (born 30 September 1983) is an English–Filipino footballer who plays for Morris County Colonials and the Philippines national football team. He 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.

Chris' previous clubs include Bognor Regis Town, Lewes FC, Ringmer, Hartwick College and Drury University.

His brothers Phil Greatwich and Simon Greatwich also play for the Philippine national football team.

He is now coaching full-time in New Jersey in the United States. Working with younger age groups, Chris is now the head coach of the Morris County Colonials U20s team in the Youth Premier Soccer League.

International career

Greatwich began his international career with the Philippines in 2004, making his debut against Myanmar in the Tiger Cup. Greatwich 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 the 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 Mayanmar in their final game.

In 2008 in Iloilo, Greatwich played in the AFC Challenge Cup games against Brunei, Tajikistan and Bhutan. The team would eventually be eliminated on goal difference despite not conceding a goal or losing a match. Later that year, Greatwich played in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifiers in Cambodia where the side again would be eliminated from –the tournament this time on the basis of goals scored. Despite wins against East Timor (1–0) and Camobodia (3-2, with Greatwich scoring the second) the draw against Brunei (1–1) and loss to Laos (1–2) saw Laos and Cambodia qualify for the finals.

The 2009 Challenge Cup qualifiers saw Greatwich play in all three games against Bhutan (1–0), host nation Maldives (2–3) and Turkmenistan (0–5) which saw them finish third in the group, behind Maldives and winners Turkmenistan, the latter advancing to the finals.

Greatwich was then a last minute addition to the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup in Vietnam despite not featuring in the qualifiers in Laos. In their first group game against Singapore, Greatwich scored an injury time equalizer to produce one of the biggest shocks in Suzuki Cup history. Greatwich and the team went one better in the following game against defending Champions Vietnam, when Greatwich scored a goal and an assist on Phil Younghusband's goal to win 2–0. Following a 0–0 draw in the final group game against Myanmar, the Philippines were matched up against Indonesia in the semi-finals. Both games were played in Jakarta following the AFF's decision that the Philippines had no suitable venue to host the semi-finals, and lost both games 1–0. Greatwich suffered the misfortune of being sent-off in the final moments of the second leg.

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Philippines	Laos	1–2	1–2	2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification
2.	14 November 2006	Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Philippines	Timor-Leste	3–0	7–0	2007 ASEAN Football Championship qualification
3.	23 October 2008	Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium, Cambodia	Cambodia	2–1	3–2	2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
4.	2 December 2010	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Singapore	1–1	1–1	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
5.	5 December 2010	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	2–0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

References

1. ^ "Philippines roster - 2008 AFC Challenge Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. http://www.the-afc.com/en/challenge-cup-previous-competitions/afc-challenge-cup-2008/afc-challenge-cup-2008-scheduleresults?view=teamdetails&compID=252&roundID=57&groupID=60&teamID=195&id=0. Retrieved 2010-12-05. 

External links

• Christopher Greatwich at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Greatwich, Christopher
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Date of birth	30 September 1983
Place of birth	Westminster, London, England
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