Robbie Buttigieg
Maltese footballer and manager
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Buttigieg[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Malta | ||
Date of death | 11 February 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 67) | ||
Place of death | Malta | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sliema Wanderers | 166 | ||
International career | |||
1966 | Malta | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1981–1982 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert "Robbie" Buttigieg (27 November 1936 – 11 February 2004) was a Maltese football defender who played for Sliema Wanderers and represented Malta at international level.[2][3] A one-club man, he captained Sliema Wanderers and later managed the club.[1][4][5]
Personal life
Buttigieg's son, John, was also a footballer and won 97 caps for the Malta national football team.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Robert Buttigieg". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Oxford United 19/08/95. 1995. p. 13.
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Robbie Buttigieg". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Appreciation: Robbie Buttigieg". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Sliema Wanderers – Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "John Buttigieg – International Appearances".
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