Paul_Zammit_(footballer)
Paul Zammit (footballer)
Maltese footballer and manager
Paul Zammit (born 21 September 1969) is a Maltese manager and a former footballer, current manager of Sliema Wanderers. During his career he played as a forward.
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Zammit in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Zammit | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-09-21) 21 September 1969 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Malta | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sliema Wanderers (manager) | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| Malta U21 | (3) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Mosta | ||
| 2005–2009 | Valletta | ||
| 2009–2011 | Birkirkara | ||
| 2011–2015 | Birkirkara | ||
| 2015–2017 | Valletta | ||
| 2017–2019 | Birkirkara | ||
| 2020 | Gżira United | ||
| 2021–2022 | Balzan | ||
| 2022– | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played from 1990 to 2003, for Rabat Ajax, Hibernians, Ħamrun Spartans and Mosta.
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]
On 23 January 2020 he was named head coach of Gżira United.[7] After just a few months, he agreed with the club to leave the position on 29 May.[8]
On 23 October 2021 Zammit has been confirmed as the new coach of Balzan F.C., signing a two-years contract.[9] He parted ways with the club on 25 April 2022 by mutual agreement, after a poor run of form.[10] On 9 June 2022, Zammit was appointed manager of Sliema Wanderers.[11]
Valletta
Winner
- Premier League (2): 2007–08, 2015–16
- Super Cup (2): 2008, 2016
Birkirkara
Winner
- Paul Zammit appointed new Valletta coach Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Paul Zammit signs a two-year contract Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- V. Camilleri (22 May 2019). "Zammit named as Gżira United coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Camilleri, Valhmor (29 May 2020). "Zammit leaves Gżira United". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Camilleri, Valhmor (23 October 2021). "Paul Zammit named new Balzan FC coach". SportsDesk. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Balzan FC part ways with coach Paul Zammit, timesofmalta.co, 25 April 2022
- Paul Zammit confirmed as new coach of Sliema Wanderers, timesofmalta.com, 10 June 2022