Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 November 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Marsa, Malta | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1968-1970 | Floriana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1980 | Floriana | ||
1980–1987 | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
1988–1990 | Floriana | ||
1991–1996 | Dingli Swallows | ||
International career‡ | |||
1976–1985 | Malta | 30 | (2) |
1984 | Malta XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 |
George Xuereb (born 14 November 1953) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.
During his career, he played as a forward for Floriana, Dingli Swallows and Ħamrun Spartans, making his debut Floriana in November 1970 against Marsa and playing his final game for the club in 1991 after he had come out of retirement after leaving Spartans. [1] He had joined Spartans in the early 1980s among many other top players at the start of club president Victor Tedesco's reign. [2]
Xuereb made his debut for Malta in an October 1976 World Cup qualification match away against Turkey and earned a total of 31 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. [3] His final international was a November 1985 World Cup qualification match against Sweden. [4]
His brother Ray and son Aaron also played for the national team.
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