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'''Vince Magro''' (born 24 July 1951) is a retired [[Association football|footballer]], who represented the [[Malta national football team|Malta national team]].
'''Vince Magro''' (born 24 July 1952) is a retired [[Association football|footballer]], who represented the [[Malta national football team|Malta national team]].

==Club career==
Small and stocky built, Magro made his debut for hometown club [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]] in February 1970 against [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] and won 4 league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vfcdemo.justsome.dev/hall-of-fame/vincent-magro/|website=Valletta FC|title=Profile|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Msida Saint-Joseph]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/maxi-magro-lifts-city-from-the-doldrums.258719|newspaper=[[Times of Malta]]|title='Maxi' Magro lifts City from the doldrums|first=Carmel|last=Baldacchino|date=28 May 2009|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Nicknamed ''Maxi'', Magro made his debut for [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a September 1973 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] and earned a total of 24 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1979 [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying|European Championship qualification]] match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=12748|title=Vincent Magro, international football player|access-date=28 July 2024|website=EU-football.info}}</ref>
Nicknamed ''il-Maxi'', Magro made his debut for [[Malta national football team|Malta]] in a September 1973 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Canada men's national soccer team|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 national football team|Greece]] in 1975,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d803c3415d2-49716507087b-1000--gatt-vella-and-magro-recall-malta-s-greek-miracle/|website=[[UEFA]]|title=Gatt, Vella and Magro recall Malta's Greek miracle|first=Domenic|last=Aquilina|date=23 February 2015|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> Malta's first-ever competitive game win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maltafootball.com/2022/03/06/five-of-the-most-memorable-games-in-the-history-of-malta-football/|website=Malta Football|title=Five of the Most Memorable Games in the History of Malta Football|first=Ġanni|last=Borg|date=6 March 2022|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> His final international was an October 1979 [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying|European Championship qualification]] match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=12748|title=Vincent Magro, international football player|access-date=28 July 2024|website=EU-football.info}}</ref>

==Honours==
;FC Valletta
*'''[[Maltese Premier League]]: 4'''
:: [[1973–74 Maltese Premier League|1974]], [[1977–78 Maltese Premier League|1978]], [[1979–80 Maltese Premier League|1980]], [[1983–84 Maltese Premier League|1984]]

*'''[[Maltese FA Trophy|FA Trophy]]: 3'''
:: 1975, 1977, 1978


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 20:38, 28 July 2024

Vince Magro
Personal information
Full name Vincent Magro
Date of birth (1952-07-24) 24 July 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Position(s) Right Winger
Youth career
Valletta Vanguards
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1984 Valletta 162 (46)
1981-1982 → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan)
1984-1987 Luxol St. Andrew's
1987-1988 Santa Venera Lightnings
International career‡
1974–1985 Malta 23 (2)
1973 Malta XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024

Vince Magro (born 24 July 1952) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.

Club career

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

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]

Honours

FC Valletta
1974, 1978, 1980, 1984
1975, 1977, 1978

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Valletta FC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (28 May 2009). "'Maxi' Magro lifts City from the doldrums". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ Aquilina, Domenic (23 February 2015). "Gatt, Vella and Magro recall Malta's Greek miracle". UEFA. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ Borg, Ġanni (6 March 2022). "Five of the Most Memorable Games in the History of Malta Football". Malta Football. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Vincent Magro, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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