John Buttigieg
| John Buttigieg | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | 5th October 1963 | |
| place of birth | Sliema , Malta | |
| size | 183 cm | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Sliema Wanderers | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1981-1989 | Sliema Wanderers | 75 (6) |
| 1989-1991 | Brentford FC | 40 (0) |
| 1990 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 3 (0) |
| 1991-1999 | FC Floriana | 155 (8) |
| 1999-2002 | Valletta FC | 59 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1984-2000 | Malta | 97 (1) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2007-2009 | FC Birkirkara | |
| 2009-2011 | Malta | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
John Buttigieg (born October 5, 1963 in Sliema ) is a former Maltese football player and current coach. From 2009 to 2011 he was the national coach of Malta .
Player career
John Buttigieg began his football career in 1981 with Sliema Wanderers . From 1981 to 1989, the defender played a total of 75 games for the Wanderers and was also a regular in the national team. He moved to England for Brentford FC in 1989 and was used 40 times in two seasons. In 1990 he was temporarily loaned to Swindon Town , but only brought it to three missions.
Buttigieg could not assert himself permanently in the lower class English clubs and returned to Malta . In the summer of 1991 he signed a contract with FC Floriana . By 1999 John Buttigieg played 155 times for Floriana.
In 1999, when he was 35, he moved to Valletta FC . In 2002 Buttigieg ended his active career in the capital of Malta.
National team
John Buttigieg made his debut for the national team of Malta in 1984. By 2000 he had 97 caps. In 2000, the reliable international ended his career in the national team of Malta in a remarkably narrow 2-1 defeat against England .
Coaching career
In March 2007 John Buttigieg took over the club FC Birkirkara from Malta. In 2008 FC Birkirkara won the Maltese Cup. His first title as a coach brought him up for discussion as a candidate for the office of national coach in the summer of 2009, as a successor was already being sought for the incumbent national coach Dušan Fitzel . When Dušan Fitzel finally resigned from his post for health reasons in July 2009, John Buttigieg was appointed as his successor. In October 2011 he was dismissed as national coach for lack of success, his successor was Pietro Ghedin .
Web links
- John Buttigieg in the database of fussballdaten.de
- John Buttigieg in the database of weltfussball.de
- International matches on rsssf.com
- John Buttigieg in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Malta fires national coach John Buttigieg , ESPN . October 26, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buttigieg, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sliema , Malta |