Tarki Micallef

Tarki Micallef

Personal information
Full name	Constantinous Micallef
Date of birth	(1961-01-24) 24 January 1961
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Cardiff City	81	(11)
1983–1984	Newport County	24	(2)
1984	Gillingham	2	(0)
1984–1986	Cardiff City	40	(1)
1986–1987	Bristol Rovers	18	(1)
1987–?	Barry Town	?	(?)
International career
	Wales U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantinous "Tarki" Micallef (born 24 January 1961 in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional footballer.

Career

The son of a Greek restaurateur, Micallef was born in the Grangetown area of Cardiff and was a Welsh schoolboy international as a youngster before joining Cardiff City as a trainee, working his way up to the first team, making his debut in December 1978 at the age of seventeen against Sheffield United, which was to be his only appearance for the Bluebirds that year. Eventually he established himself in the team during the 1981–82 season but in September 1983 he moved to Newport County as part of a five-man swap deal which saw Cardiff players Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones move to Newport in exchange for Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey.

However he only remained at Newport for one year before joining Gillingham on a short term non-contract basis, making two appearances before rejoining Cardiff, only playing a handful of games as they were relegated to the third division. He spent one year at Bristol Rovers before moving to non-league football with Barry Town.

After football

After retiring from football after leaving Barry Town, Micallef now works as a technician for the Welsh National Opera. He lives in Penylan with his wife Maria and two children, Antonia and Tiago.

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.