Paul Pezos

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Paul Pezos
Full name	Paul Pezos
Date of birth	February 11, 1979 (1979-02-11) (age 29)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Adelaide City
Number	13
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1999 2000-2006 2006-2007 2007-	West Adelaide SC Adelaide City Force Perth Glory Adelaide City	57 (0) ? (?) 3 (0) ? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Pezos (born February 11, 1979 ) is an Australian football (soccer) player from South Australia. He has played in the NSL with West Adelaide SC from 1996 until 1999 and then went to play in the South Australian Super League with Adelaide City. Paul was signed by A-League outfit Perth Glory on a short term contract on the advice of former Perth Glory club legend Damian Mori because of his stand out performances for Adelaide City.

Pezos was named in the 2006/07 A-League Dud XI on popular Australian football website, www.pintculture.com. His selection was based on three woeful performances, which included a red card against Adelaide United within minutes of coming on as a substitute. The red card was the first and to this point only second dismissal for a Perth Glory player in the A-League.^[1]

He is often cited as a good example of a solid State League performer being cruelly exposed at a higher level. In his case, the exposure was perhaps even greater than may have been expected, due to the perceived weakness of the South Australian league compared to other State Leagues, a point which Aurelio Vidmar himself readily acknowledges. For Pezos to make a move back into the professional ranks at his age would appear to be extremely unlikely, given his age and previous nightmarish performances at the top level. Clubs looking to strengthen their defensive stocks would presumably be more interested in picking up similarly aged players with more professional experience, or blooding a promising youngster.