Leo Bertos

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Personal information
Leo Bertos
Full name	Leonidas 'Leo' Bertos
Date of birth	December 20, 1981
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	177cm
Nickname	Leo
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Number	12
Youth clubs
1999-2001	Wellington Olympic
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2001 2001–02 2002–04 2005 2005–06 2006 2006 2006–	Wellington Olympic Barnsley Rochdale Chester City York City Scarborough Worksop Town Perth Glory	? (?) 13 (1) 89 (14) 7 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 7 (2) 21 (0)
National team²
2002–present	New Zealand	7(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1/2/07. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1/2/07. * Appearances (Goals)

Leonidas 'Leo' Bertos (born 20 December 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a striker or winger for Perth Glory. Leo's father was born in Greece, his mother born in New Zealand and his grandfather is from Romania but he chose to represent New Zealand. He signed for Perth Glory for the 2006/2007 A-League season on a two year deal and is expected to add depth to the Glory side that has lost it's star midfield player Nick Ward. Leo's lightning quick pace and quality crosses on the wing has already made him a fan favourite at the Glory, and he has contributed nine assists this season to lead the A-League in that statistic. Many fans are still bemoaning the fact he has yet to find the back of the net though despite a number of opportunities. He made his international debut against Iran in 2003 and has represented New Zealand 7 times to date and has also represented New Zealand at under 23 level.

Leo is known for his wonderful dribbling and technical skills on the ball. This was shown in the New Zealand vs Brazil game when he dribbled around two of the best defenders in the world to win a corner and then received a real confidence booster by receiving a pat on the back by a Brazilian defender. In the first game of the New Zealand vs Malaysia series (Which New Zealand won 2-0), Leo received man of the match for his magnificent dribbling performance where he dominated the Malaysian defence. bertos is such a good player and is always making runs down the wing and using his pace to get past defenders.

Bertos is currently exploring opportunities elsewhere during the A-League off season and glory manager Ron Smith has allowed him to trial with Greek club Skoda Xanthi.

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[1] 1/2/07
Player profile 1/2/07

Perth Glory FC - Current Squad
1 Petkovic \| 2 Townsend \| 3 Tarka \| 4 Colosimo \| 5 Harnwell \| 6 Christie \| 7 Saric \| 8 Micevski \| 9 Glavas \| 10 Despotovski \| 11 Lazaridis \| 12 Bertos \| 13 Kovacevic \| 14 Coyne \| 15 Robertson \| 16 Webster \| 17 Young \| 18 Magdic \| 19 Sekulovski \| 20 Vrteski \| 24 Pezos \| 50 Tomich \| Coach Smith