John Buttigieg

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John Buttigieg
Personal information
Full name	John Buttigieg
Date of birth	October 5, 1963 (1963-10-05) (age 44)
Place of birth	, Malta
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Birkirkara F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Sliema Wanderers Brentford F.C. → Swindon Town F.C. (loan) Floriana F.C. Valletta F.C.
National team
1984-2000	Malta	97 (1)
Teams managed
	Birkirkara F.C.
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Buttigieg is a former Maltese footballer who won 97 caps for his country as a defender and is currently the coach of Birkirkara F.C..

[edit] Career

During his playing career, he played for Sliema Wanderers, Brentford F.C., Swindon Town F.C. (loan), Floriana F.C. and Valletta F.C..

[edit] International career

Buttigieg also featured for Malta in the valiant 2-1 loss against England in 2000, his last international match.

• Caps: 97 (W14-D19-L62 - GF64-GA180 - %24.74)
• Goals: 1
• Age in first cap: 20 y. 230 d., 23-5-1984 vs. Sweden (0-4)
• Age in last cap: 36 y. 242 d., 3-6-2000 vs. England (1-2)
• National team career: 16 years and 11 days