Peter Hugh Sermanni (born 9 July 1971) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

After playing youth football for

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and

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, Sermanni made his professional senior debut during the 1990–91 season with

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling and Milton beyond) to the west, and the Yoker and Drumchapel areas ...

, and later played for Queen of the South, making a total of 92 appearances in the

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for both teams. Sermanni later played in Australia for Eastern Suburbs,

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and

Sutherland Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire ( ...

. His uncle Tom was also a footballer who moved to Australia, and later became a successful international coach in women's football.Interview: Tom Sermanni - Scot's incredible journey takes him to the very top of the women's game
''The Scotsman'', 4 November 2012

References

1971 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Liverpool F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Queen of the South F.C. players Scottish Football League players Association football midfielders Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Scottish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Australia Eastern Suburbs players Blacktown City FC players Scottish people of Italian descent Scottish emigrants to Australia {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub