Joe Brincat

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Joe Brincat
Personal information
Full name Joseph Brincat
Date of birth (1970-03-05) 5 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Ħamrun, Malta
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1994 Ħamrun Spartans 105 (25)
1995–1998 Floriana 47 (23)
1998–2002 Birkirkara 94 (48)
2002–2006 Sliema Wanderers 83 (12)
2006–2007 Floriana 4 (0)
International career
1988–2004 Malta 103 (6)
Managerial career
2009–2010 San Gwann
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Brincat (born 5 March 1970 [1] ) is a Maltese former international footballer who earned a total of 103 caps for the Maltese national team, scoring six goals. [2] He played for many clubs including Birkirkara FC, Sliema Wanderers, and Floriana.

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Joe Brincat is a Hamrun Spartans product and started his career with the club at the age of 17 in the championship winning team of that same year. With the senior squad of Hamrun, Joe Brincat won the MFA Player of the year whilst donning the Hamrun Spartans shirt, while he was a key player in major trophies won by the Hamrun squad at the time, which include the Premier League three times, four times the FA trophy, 5 times the Maltese Super Cup and once the Euro Cup..

International career

Brincat played 103 times (including 2 unofficial games) for the Maltese national football team, scoring five goals. [3] He made his debut way back in October 1987 when the national team, then under coach Gencho Dobrev, played a friendly against England B who won 2–0. He made his last appearance for the Maltese national team in 2004 in a friendly tournament match against Moldova. [4] Brincat is in third place for the all-time list of appearances for the Maltese national team.

Personal life

He is married to Rita and has two daughters - Beverly (born 1995) and Mariah (born 1999). [5]

Career statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 1991 Sports Complex, Daejeon, South Korea Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5–2Loss President's Cup 1991
2.27 November 1991 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 2–0Win Friendly
3.7 November 1993 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–2Win Friendly
4.30 April 1997 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–2Loss 1998 FIFA World Cup qual.
5.8 February 1998 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–1Win Rothmans Tournament 1998
6.2 September 1998 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–2Loss Friendly
Correct as of 22 February 2017 [6]

Honours

Ħamrun Spartans
1987, 1988, 1991
1987, 1988, 1992
Birkirkara
2000
2002
Sliema Wanderers
2003, 2004, 2005
2004

See also

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References

  1. ↑ RSSSF, International Appearances - Trivia
  2. ↑ Maltese Football Association, NATIONAL ‘A’ PLAYERS APPEARANCES Archived 30 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Malta - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Malta Football, News - February 2004
  5. ↑ Malta Today, Sliema had been courting Brincat for eight years Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Joe Brincat
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