Oliver Spiteri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Spiteri | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Attard, Malta | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Birkirkara | ||
| 1990–1997 | St. Lucia | ||
| 1997–1998 | Żabbar St. Patrick's | ||
| 1998–2000 | Birkirkara | ||
| 1998–2000 | Lija Athletic | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Birkirkara U16 | ||
| 2004 | Qormi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Birkirkara U19 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Marsaxlokk | ||
| 2006–2009 | Malta U17 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Mosta | ||
| 2012–2014 | Vittoriosa Stars | ||
| 2014–2017 | Balzan | ||
| 2017–2019 | Naxxar Lions | ||
| 2019–2022 | St. Lucia | ||
| 2022–2024 | Balzan | ||
| 2024– | Victoria Hotspurs | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oliver Spiteri (born 4 July 1970) is a Maltese manager and former footballer, current manager of Victoria Hotspurs.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Spiteri was born in Attard. He started playing with his hometown Birkirkara at a young age. He then moved to St. Lucia where he won promotion to the Maltese First Division. Afterward, he joined Żabbar St. Patrick's and again won promotion to the Premier League. After two seasons he moved again to Birkirkara for two seasons. During these two seasons, Birkirkara won all major trophies in Malta and in the 1999–2000 season they were crowned league winners for the first time in their history. Spiteri ended up his career with Lija Athletic, where they won promotion for the Premier League in the 2000–01 season.
Managerial career
[edit]Spiteri's coaching career started with the youth team of Birkirkara. In 2005, he joined Qormi in the Maltese Second Division. However, in October 2006, he was taken by Ray Farrugia as his assistant with Marsaxlokk. The club finished third in the league and Spiteri was appointed head coach of the team for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the first game, they obtained a prestigious 1–1 draw on home soil in their first outing against Zrinjski Mostar.[3] From 2006 to 2009, Spiteri was appointed as coach for the Malta national under-17 team,[4][5] and between 2007 and 2009 served as assistant to Dušan Fitzel with the Maltese national team.
After the national team experience, Spiteri coached numerous out clubs in Malta, including Mosta,[6] Vittoriosa Stars,[7] Balzan,[8] and recently Naxxar Lions.[9]
He is a UEFA A Pro licensed coach.[10]
Honours
[edit]As manager
[edit]Malta U17
- FISEC Games Gold Medal: 2008
Mosta
- Maltese First Division: third place 2010–11
Vittoriosa Stars
- Maltese First Division: runner-up 2012–13
Balzan
- Maltese FA Trophy: runner-up 2015–16
References
[edit]- ^ Oliver Spiteri at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Micallef, Sandro (15 June 2024). "Oliver Spiteri se jkun il-kowċ ta' Victoria Hotspurs fl-Amateur League". TV< Sport.
- ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (17 June 2006). "Intertoto Cup - NK Zrinjski vs Marsaxlokk". Times of Malta.
- ^ "Spiteri to coach Malta U-17". Times of Malta. 5 July 2006.
- ^ "Football:Malta U-17 International tournament". The Malta Independent. 31 March 2007.
- ^ "Oliver Spiteri confirmed as Mosta coach". MaltaFootball. 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Oliver Spiteri takes over as new Vittoriosa coach". MaltaFootball. 22 January 2012.
- ^ "Balzan unveil Oliver Spiteri as their new coach". MaltaFootball. 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Oliver Spiteri New Head Coach". Naxxar Lions F.C. 23 November 2017.
- ^ "List of Coaches". Malta Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Spiteri at Soccerway
- Oliver Spiteri at WorldFootball.net
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Attard
- Men's association football midfielders
- Maltese men's footballers
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- St. Lucia F.C. players
- Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. players
- Lija Athletic F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Maltese football managers
- Qormi F.C. managers
- Marsaxlokk F.C. managers
- Mosta F.C. managers
- Balzan F.C. managers
- Naxxar Lions F.C. managers
- Maltese Premier League managers