Vincent Magro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Magro | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valletta Vanguards | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1984 | Valletta | 152 | (45) |
| 1981-1982 | → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Valletta | 10 | (1) |
| 1984-1987 | Luxol St. Andrew's | 10 | (5) |
| 1987-1988 | Santa Venera Lightnings | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 182 | (53) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1974–1979 | Malta | 23 | (2) |
| 1973 | Malta XI | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2024 | |||
Vince Magro (born 24 July 1952) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.
Club career
[edit]Small and stocky built, Magro made his debut for hometown club Valletta in February 1970 against Sliema Wanderers and won 4 league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club.[1] He had quickly established a good understanding with teammate Carlo Seychell to bring back successes to Valletta, but after an injury-hit season he was loaned to second-tier Msida Saint-Joseph in 1981.[2]
International career
[edit]Nicknamed il-Maxi, Magro made his debut for Malta in a September 1973 friendly match against Canada and earned a total of 24 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. One of his goals was in a famous win over Greece in 1975,[3] Malta's first-ever competitive game win.[4] His final international was an October 1979 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Magro goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 1975 | Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta |  Greece |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualification | [7] |
| 2 | 24 November 1976 | Empire Stadium, Gżira, Malta |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [8] |
Honours
[edit]- FC Valletta
- FA Trophy: 3
- 1975, 1977, 1978
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile". Valletta FC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Baldacchino, Carmel (28 May 2009). "'Maxi' Magro lifts City from the doldrums". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Aquilina, Domenic (23 February 2015). "Gatt, Vella and Magro recall Malta's Greek miracle". UEFA. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Borg, Ġanni (6 March 2022). "Five of the Most Memorable Games in the History of Malta Football". Malta Football. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Vincent Magro, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ Vincent Magro at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Malta vs. Greece". UEFA.info. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Malta vs Tunisia". EU-football.info. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Vincent Magro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vincent Magro at Soccerway
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