John Buttigieg (footballer)

John Buttigieg
Personal information
Full name John Buttigieg[1]
Date of birth (1963-10-05) 5 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Sliema, Malta
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Sweeper, right back
Youth career
1979–1981 Sliema Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Sliema Wanderers 75 (6)
1988–1991 Brentford 40 (0)
1990Swindon Town (loan) 3 (0)
1991–1999 Floriana 155 (8)
1999–2002 Valletta 59 (4)
International career
1981–1982 Malta U18 4 (0)
1984–2000 Malta 97 (1)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Birkirkara
2009–2011 Malta
2016–2019 Sliema Wanderers
2019 Birkirkara
2020–2021 Floriana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Buttigieg (born 5 October 1963) is a Maltese football manager and former player. His last managerial role was being head coach of Floriana.

As a player, he played as a defender and is best remembered for his eight-year spells in the Maltese Premier League with Sliema Wanderers and Floriana. He also played in England for Brentford and Swindon Town and won 97 caps for the Malta national team. After retiring as a player, he managed Birkirkara, Malta, Sliema Wanderers and Floriana.

  1. ^ "John Buttigieg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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