Vincent Magro

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Vince Magro
Personal information
Full name Vincent Magro
Date of birth (1952-07-24) 24 July 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Position(s) Right Winger
Youth career
Valletta Vanguards
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1984 Valletta 162 (46)
1981-1982 → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan)
1984-1987 Luxol St. Andrew's
1987-1988 Santa Venera Lightnings
International career‡
1974–1979 Malta 23 (2)
1973 Malta XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024

Vince Magro (born 24 July 1952) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.

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Club career

Small and stocky built, Magro made his debut for hometown club Valletta in February 1970 against Sliema Wanderers and won 4 league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club. [1] He had quickly established a good understanding with teammate Carlo Seychell to bring back successes to Valletta, but after an injury-hit season he was loaned to second-tier Msida Saint-Joseph in 1981. [2]

International career

Nicknamed il-Maxi, Magro made his debut for Malta in a September 1973 friendly match against Canada and earned a total of 24 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. One of his goals was in a famous win over Greece in 1975, [3] Malta's first-ever competitive game win. [4] His final international was an October 1979 European Championship qualification match against Turkey. [5]

Honours

FC Valletta
1974, 1978, 1980, 1984
1975, 1977, 1978

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Valletta FC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Baldacchino, Carmel (28 May 2009). "'Maxi' Magro lifts City from the doldrums". Times of Malta . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Aquilina, Domenic (23 February 2015). "Gatt, Vella and Magro recall Malta's Greek miracle". UEFA . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Borg, Ġanni (6 March 2022). "Five of the Most Memorable Games in the History of Malta Football". Malta Football. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vincent Magro, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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