Gilbert Agius
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilbert Agius | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–2012 | Valletta | 435 | (177) |
| 2001–2002 | → Pisa Calcio (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Xewkija Tigers (loan) | ||
| Total | 447 | (178) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| Malta U17 | |||
| Malta U19 | |||
| Malta U21 | 3 | (1) | |
| 1993–2009 | Malta | 120 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Valletta F.C (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2014 | Valletta F.C | ||
| 2014– | Valletta F.C (Assistant Manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2010 |
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Gilbert Agius (born 21 February 1974, in Valletta, Malta) is a former professional Maltese footballer,currently assistant manager of Valletta FC.
Agius was the captain of his hometown club side Valletta and is one of the most well known and highly respected figures in Maltese football history. He is hailed as a hero by the Valletta fans, due to his loyalty to his hometown club, where he played since 1990, bar a short spell during the first half of the 2001–02 season which he spent on loan to then-Serie C1 club Pisa. His number 7 shirt is retired in respect of his loyalty and great service to Valletta. He is the most capped player and the all time goal scorer at Valletta. Agius is also the player who won the most honours in Valletta history. He also holds the record of top Maltese scorer in European games with 10 goals.
Gilbert Agius has received three Malta Football Association Player of the Year awards - no other player has more than two awards. The first was won in 1996–97, the second in Valletta's successful 2000–01 season, the third in 2006–07.
At the start of the 2007–08 season Agius was on trial with [Enkoping], but later he opted to stay with Valletta. At the end of 2007 Agius was out with a thigh injury for several months. He returned just as the team started fulfilling its potential, and led Valletta to the first title since 2000–01. He won a single Player of the Month award during the season (September 2007) and was chosen as Best Local Player in the Maltese Football Awards at the end of the 2007–08 season.
At the beginning of the 2012–13 season Agius was named to be Assistant Manager of Valletta, with new Manager Mark Miller. He later left this role and came out of retirement to play for Gozitan side Xewkija Tigers helping them to win the Gozo League.
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