Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas has officially been inked to a contract by the Vancouver Whitecaps. He has been training with the club for the last week and will bring years of MLS experience to the club.
There will be a couple of very intriguing questions that will come from this announcement.
First off, how awesome will it be to hear the Punjabi announcers on Omni say Panayiotis Vagenas. After that there are a few less entertaining but still important questions. Is Vagenas the best player currently available? If the 'Caps did not like him enough to take him in the re-entry draft why is he suddenly good enough now? Does this mean the end of the Mouloud Akloul midfield experiment? [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
Vagenas' last club was technically defending MLS Cup Champions Colorado, but he never suited up for the squad as he was traded in the off season. Julien Baudet, Danny Earls were sent from Colorado in exchange for his expiring contract. Colorado never re-signed Vagenas and it basically amounted to a salary dump for the Rapids.
Vital Statistics
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-08
Weight: 157
Born: February 6, 1978, in Pasadena, California
Hometown: Pasadena, California
Citizenship: United States
Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS)