University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Soccer #TBT: Peter Albright
07/27/2017 | Women's Soccer
Each week through the summer, the Spider soccer team will highlight a senior or a coach on RichmondSpiders.com as a part of a Throwback Thursday series.
Name: Peter Albright
Position: Head Coach
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List two truths and a lie about yourself...
- I hiked on Mt Ranier
- I played soccer for the University of Arizona
- I've been over 170km/hr on a BMW.
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What is your favorite...
Athlete: Zinedine Zidane?
Professional Soccer Player: Vincent Kompany?
Sports team: Bayern Munich?
School subject: Math?
Food: Barcelona Tapas?
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Soap: I'm a guy…..so…..soap?
Animal: Dog?
Breakfast cereal: Granola?
Soccer memory: 4-1 UR win at UVA, 4OT 1-0 JSC win over Kings in the snow?
Vacation spot: Costa Rica
Joke: A 3-legged dog walked into a bar……..
Color: Blue
Gift you have ever been given: Chance to become the coach at Richmond
Song: Sultan of Swing, Dire Straits
Motivational Quote: Make changes, not excuses.
Holiday (why)?: Christmas/Kwanza/Chanukah . It lasts all month and I get to see family.
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Other Questions:
What's one thing not a lot of people know about you?: I am colorblind
Where's spot in the entire world you would like to visit that you haven't?: New Zealand
Age you started playing soccer: 14
What has been one of your most exciting memories with your Spider Family so far?: First home game at UR (Win, v Loyola)?
Before each game I…: I am very nervous, so I drink a Triple Grande Latte
If you were granted one wish, what you want it to be?: For people to be kind to one another
If you could have dinner with any one celebrity, who and why?: Canada PM Justin Trudeau because he is just so cool.
Starbucks or Dunkin?: 'bucks
Most famous person you've met (where and when): Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm, College Cup, Nike Lux Box
Dream job: Personal Assistant for C2 Owner Marty Thieret
Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, travel adventuring, Netflix, eating good food, dreaming of a cabin and a dog.
Do you have a nickname the team calls you?: El Hefe Grande
Ideal temperature in your house?: 68?
Greatest invention of the last 100 years: The Solar Panel. We will soon have unlimited free power from the sun.?
Apple or Android?: Apple?
For me, I love playing soccer because: there is an endless succession of competitive moments, and it is the best way to meet people from everywhere.
Greatest inspiration: Kurt Russell pregame speech in "Miracle"
Cat, dog, or turtle?: Dog
Biggest fear: Failing my children
If you were stranded on island, what 3 things would you chose to have with you?: Fishing Tackle, Axe, Rope?
What's your 10 year plan?: Meet people, keep traveling, keep learning, get a dog, build a cabin.?
Why did you come to Richmond?: Start something special (UR W Soccer) from scratch.?
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?:Â Ability to Fly?
Least favorite household chore: Cleaning the oven
Do you prefer to grab your next piece of toilet paper over or under the roll?: There is only one acceptable way. Over the top.?
Where do you like sitting on the bus for road trips?: Front Seat?
If you somehow inherited Bill Gates's fortune, what would you do with it?: Build a soccer-only, grass field stadium at UR, buy my brother and sister health care and new homes, set up a billion dollar fund to find creative solutions for the opioid/methamphetamine/heroin problem in Vermont, and another billion dollar fund for Native American reparations and education.  Travel the world forever. I'd be busy……
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Name: Peter Albright
Position: Head Coach
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List two truths and a lie about yourself...
- I hiked on Mt Ranier
- I played soccer for the University of Arizona
- I've been over 170km/hr on a BMW.
Â
What is your favorite...
Athlete: Zinedine Zidane?
Professional Soccer Player: Vincent Kompany?
Sports team: Bayern Munich?
School subject: Math?
Food: Barcelona Tapas?
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Soap: I'm a guy…..so…..soap?
Animal: Dog?
Breakfast cereal: Granola?
Soccer memory: 4-1 UR win at UVA, 4OT 1-0 JSC win over Kings in the snow?
Vacation spot: Costa Rica
Joke: A 3-legged dog walked into a bar……..
Color: Blue
Gift you have ever been given: Chance to become the coach at Richmond
Song: Sultan of Swing, Dire Straits
Motivational Quote: Make changes, not excuses.
Holiday (why)?: Christmas/Kwanza/Chanukah . It lasts all month and I get to see family.
Â
Other Questions:
What's one thing not a lot of people know about you?: I am colorblind
Where's spot in the entire world you would like to visit that you haven't?: New Zealand
Age you started playing soccer: 14
What has been one of your most exciting memories with your Spider Family so far?: First home game at UR (Win, v Loyola)?
Before each game I…: I am very nervous, so I drink a Triple Grande Latte
If you were granted one wish, what you want it to be?: For people to be kind to one another
If you could have dinner with any one celebrity, who and why?: Canada PM Justin Trudeau because he is just so cool.
Starbucks or Dunkin?: 'bucks
Most famous person you've met (where and when): Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm, College Cup, Nike Lux Box
Dream job: Personal Assistant for C2 Owner Marty Thieret
Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, travel adventuring, Netflix, eating good food, dreaming of a cabin and a dog.
Do you have a nickname the team calls you?: El Hefe Grande
Ideal temperature in your house?: 68?
Greatest invention of the last 100 years: The Solar Panel. We will soon have unlimited free power from the sun.?
Apple or Android?: Apple?
For me, I love playing soccer because: there is an endless succession of competitive moments, and it is the best way to meet people from everywhere.
Greatest inspiration: Kurt Russell pregame speech in "Miracle"
Cat, dog, or turtle?: Dog
Biggest fear: Failing my children
If you were stranded on island, what 3 things would you chose to have with you?: Fishing Tackle, Axe, Rope?
What's your 10 year plan?: Meet people, keep traveling, keep learning, get a dog, build a cabin.?
Why did you come to Richmond?: Start something special (UR W Soccer) from scratch.?
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?:Â Ability to Fly?
Least favorite household chore: Cleaning the oven
Do you prefer to grab your next piece of toilet paper over or under the roll?: There is only one acceptable way. Over the top.?
Where do you like sitting on the bus for road trips?: Front Seat?
If you somehow inherited Bill Gates's fortune, what would you do with it?: Build a soccer-only, grass field stadium at UR, buy my brother and sister health care and new homes, set up a billion dollar fund to find creative solutions for the opioid/methamphetamine/heroin problem in Vermont, and another billion dollar fund for Native American reparations and education.  Travel the world forever. I'd be busy……
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