Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1955-10-21) 21 October 1955 (age 68) | ||
Place of birth | Aldershot, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1983 | Hibernians | 184 | (86) |
International career‡ | |||
1978–1983 | Malta | 20 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2009 |
Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (born 21 October 1955) is a retired footballer who played as a striker. Born in England, he played for the Malta national team.
Club career
During his club career, Spiteri-Gonzi played for Hibernians. He twice became Maltese top goalscorer, in the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons.[1] He was also voted Maltese Player of the Year in the 1981–82 season.
International career
Spieri-Gonzi has played for Malta and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2] On 18 March 1979, in a match against Turkey, he scored the first Maltese international goal in 17 years.[3]
References
External links
- Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi at WorldFootball.net
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- 1957: Debattista
- 1958: Nicholl
- 1957: Bonnici
- 1958: Cilia
- 1959: Vella James
- 1960: L. Theobald
- 1961: Zammit
- 1962: L. Borg
- 1963: Schembri
- 1964: Cilia
- 1965: Not awarded
- 1966: Cocks
- 1967: E. Theobald
- 1968: Debono
- 1969: Privitera
- 1970: Cini
- 1971: E. Theobald
- 1972: Darmanin
- 1973: Debono
- 1974: Vassallo
- 1975: E. Vella
- 1976: Holland
- 1977: R. Xuereb
- 1978: Holland
- 1979: Ġ. Xuereb
- 1980: N. Buttigieg
- 1981: Fabri
- 1982: Spiteri-Gonzi
- 1983: Busuttil
- 1984: C. Muscat
- 1985: Farrugia
- 1986: Busuttil
- 1987: R. Vella
- 1988: J. Buttigieg
- 1989: Scerri
- 1990: Degiorgio
- 1991: R. Vella
- 1992: Saliba
- 1993: Brincat
- 1994: S. Vella
- 1995: Woods
- 1996: Turner
- 1997: G. Agius
- 1998: M. Muscat
- 1999: Saliba
- 2000: Barry
- 2001: G. Agius
- 2002: Mifsud
- 2003: Turner
- 2004: Giglio
- 2005: Cohen
- 2006: Cohen
- 2007: Sammut
- 2008: G. Agius
- 2009: Failla
- 2010: Bajada
- 2011: Briffa
- 2012: Failla
- 2013: P. Fenech
- 2014: R. Fenech
- 2015: Cohen
- 2016: Briffa
- 2017: Kristensen
- 2018: Cohen
- 2019: A. Agius
- 2020: S. Borg
- 2021: M. Guillaumier
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