Paul Zammit (footballer)

Paul Zammit

Zammit in 2010
Personal information
Full name Paul Zammit
Date of birth (1969-09-21) 21 September 1969
Place of birth Malta
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Valletta F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Rabat Ajax 69 (26)
1996–1998 Hibernians 16 (33)
1997–2002 Ħamrun Spartans 62 (24)
2002–2003 Mosta 18 (27)
Total 165 (110)
National team
Malta U21 (3)
Teams managed
2003–2005 Mosta
2005–2009 Valletta
2009–2011 Birkirkara
2011–2015 Birkirkara
2015– Valletta

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paul Zammit (born 21 September 1969) is a former Maltese footballer. During his career he played as a striker.

Playing career

He played from 1990 to 2003, for Rabat Ajax, Hibernians, Ħamrun Spartans and Mosta.

Managerial career

At the end of 2003 he retired as a player and became coach of Mosta. In 2005 he moved to Valletta.[1]

In 2008 he won the Maltese Coach of the Season award for coaching Valletta to victory in the Maltese Premier League.[2] Valletta competed in the Champions League in July 2008 and were eliminated by Artmedia Petrzalka. Zammit's disciplined preparation for the two games meant the team were competitive.[3]

In September 2008 he signed a two-year contract to continue coaching the club.[4]

For the 2009–10 season Paul Zammit became the manager of Birkirkara. He managed to build up a squad with great teamwork and on 30 April 2010, his side beat Tarxien Rainbows and won the Maltese Premier League title with a game to play. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was not offered a new contract by the Birkirkara committee.[5] On 2 October 2011, Zammit was re-appointed as the club's head coach for the next two seasons.[6]

Honours

Valletta

Winner

Birkirkara

Winner

References

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