John Buttigieg (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Buttigieg | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Sliema, Malta | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper, right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sliema Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Sliema Wanderers | 75 | (6) |
| 1988–1991 | Brentford | 40 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1999 | Floriana | 155 | (8) |
| 1999–2002 | Valletta | 59 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1981–1982 | Malta U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–2000 | Malta | 97 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Birkirkara | ||
| 2009–2011 | Malta | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Buttigieg (born 5 October 1963 in Sliema) is a Maltese former professional football player and coach. As a player he is best remembered for his eight-year spells in the Maltese Premier League with Sliema Wanderers and Floriana. He also played in England for Brentford and Swindon Town and won 97 caps for the Malta national team, whom he also managed from 2009 to 2011. Buttigieg is currently technical director of the Floriana academy.
A sweeper, Buttigieg began his career at hometown Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers in 1981. He established himself in the team during the 1981–82 season, missing just two league games as the club finished runners-up to Hibernians in the league and the Maltese FA Trophy. The Blues were relegated in the following season, but reclaimed their place in the Premier League by finishing as 1983–84 First Division champions. Buttigieg's best season came in 1987–88, when his performances earned him the Maltese Premier League Player of the Year award. The Blues would go on to win the league the title the following season, but Buttigieg managed just one appearance before departing the club in November 1988. He made 75 league appearances and scored six goals during eight years with Sliema. He also tasted European football with the club, appearing in the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1982–83 and 1987–88 seasons.
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