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'''John Limniatis''' (born [[24 June]] [[1967]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]) is a retired [[Greek-Canadian]] professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.

==Club career==
After beginning his pro career in [[1987]] with the Ottawa Pioneers of the Canadian Soccer League, Limniatis played professionally in [[Greece]] with [[Football A Division|First Division]] side [[Aris F.C.|Aris]] [[Thessaloniki]] ([[1987]] - [[1988]]) and [[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] in the [[Football B Division|Second Division]] from [[1988]] to [[1992]]. He then joined the Montreal Impact in [[1993]] and remained with the club until [[1998]], then played again for them in [[2000]] and [[2001]] playing 151 games and 13,976 minutes. Liminatis played both outdoors in the A-League and indoors in the National Professional Soccer League both with the Impact and the Kansas City Attack in [[1995]]-[[1996|96]]. He later played on loan from Montreal for the Charleston Battery in [[1999]].

Limniatis was named 1994 A-League Rookie of the Year and 1996 and '97 Defender of the Year.

==International career==
A defender or midfielder, Limniatis made his debut for Canada in a September 1987 friendly match against El Salvador. He earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented Canada in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches <ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57580/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> in three unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaigns.

His final international game was a March 1997 World Cup qualification match against the United States.

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 3 July 1991|| Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA || JAM || 3-1 || 3-2 || 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|}

==Managerial career==
He spent his last years with the Impact as their assistant coach, indoor head coach, and later director of operations. He was coach for the Montreal Impact until Marc Dos Santos was named as interim head coach following Limniatis' termination by the Impact board.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hq-q_Q1Oum5ZlSP2fuNzQvPmqyaw Impact fire Limniatis, name Marc Dos Santos interim head coach]. He was the seventh head coach in Impact history.</ref>

==Personal life==
Limniatis's hometown is Laval, Quebec. Limniatis and his wife, Mary, have a daughter, Mary. His cousin is a pro [[basketball]] player in [[Greece]].

==External links==
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/1999/Profiles/Limniatis.htm Player profile] - Charleston Battery
* [http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/profile.asp?playerid=1004&gender=male Player profile] - Canada Soccer
* [http://www.impactmontreal.com/Team/Builder/limniatisEN.aspx ''www.impactmontreal.com'']
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14482 Career stats] - National Football Teams

==References==
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-'''John Limniatis''' (born [[24 June]] [[1967]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]) is a retired [[Greek-Canadian]] professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.
+'''John Limniatis''' (born [[June 24]], [[1967]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]) is a retired [[Greek-Canadian]] professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and was formerly the head coach of the Montreal Impact.
 ==Club career==
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 ==Personal life==
-Limniatis's hometown is Laval, Quebec. Limniatis and his wife, Mary, have a daughter, Mary. His cousin is a pro [[basketball]] player in [[Greece]].
+Limniatis's hometown is Laval, Quebec. Limniatis and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Alexia and Nikki. His cousin [[Giorgos Limniatis]] was a pro [[basketball]] player in [[Greece]] for various clubs including [[Olympiakos BC|Olympiakos]] and [[PAOK BC|PAOK]].
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 [[Category:Greek-Canadians|Limniatis, John]]