Emanuel Farrugia

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Emanuel Farrugia
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-10-02) 2 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Żabbar, Malta
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1985 Valletta
1987–1989 Sliema Wanderers
International career‡
1977–1985 Malta 29 (1)
1978–1984 Malta XI 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024

Emanuel Farrugia also known as Leli Farrugia, (born 2 October 1957) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.

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Club career

During his career, he played as a defender for Valletta and Sliema Wanderers.

International career

Nicknamed Snickers, Farrugia made his debut for Malta in a September 1977 friendly match away against Tunisia and earned a total of 32 caps (including 3 unofficial), scoring 1 goal. [1] His final international was a March 1985 World Cup qualification match away against West Germany. [2]

Personal life

Farrugia and his son Jean Paul were the first father-and-son pair to score for the national team after Jean Paul scored against Slovakia in 2017. Farrugia has worked for the Malta Football Association and was assistant to Edwin Camilleri at the Malta national under-21 football team [3] and to Branko Nišević at the U-19's. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Malta - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Emanuel Farrugia, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Camilleri Names 18-player squad for Malta-Wales Under 21 match". Malta Independent . 9 August 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "UNDER 19 TEAM IN EURO QUALIFYING GROUP MATCHES IN POLAND". MFA . 8 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2024.


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