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Football player Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi

Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi

Born on 21 October 1955 (age 69)

National team appearances of Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Malta	1978 - 1983	20		3	4	3		0.150
Total:		20		3	4	3		0.150

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid	25 Oct 1978 - 21 Dec 1983	20		3	4	3		0.150

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.200

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.250

Friendly matches and other tournaments

Total:

0.150

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
25 Oct 1978	Wales	debut	23 years 4 days
18 Mar 1979	Turkey	first goal	23 years 4 months 25 days
21 Dec 1983	Spain	last appearance	28 years 2 months

Record of Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Turkey	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
East Germany	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Iceland	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
(+) other teams									15
Total:	3		3	3	0	0	0	1.000	20	0.150

Record of national team matches played by Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Malta national team	20	2	2	16	10	74	15.0

Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi's international caps

as player of Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid:

debut age - 23 years 4 days

25 Oct 1978 19:30 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

7-0

Wales vs Malta

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

25 Feb 1979 14:30 (+1:00)

Gżira, The Stadium

0-0

Malta vs West Germany

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

age when scoring first goal - 23 years 4 months 25 days

18 Mar 1979 15:30 (+4:00)

Izmir, İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu

2-1

Turkey vs Malta

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

1х

02 Jun 1979 18:00 (+2:00)

Gżira, The Stadium

0-2

Malta vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 7

28 Aug 1979 17:00 (+1:00)

Tunis, Stade Chédly Zouiten

4-0

Tunisia vs Malta

Friendly International

07 Dec 1980 14:30 (+1:00)

Gżira, The Stadium

0-2

Malta vs Poland

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

04 Apr 1981 16:00 (+2:00)

Gżira, The Stadium

1-2

Malta vs East Germany

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

24 Oct 1981 15:00 (+1:00)

Tunis, Stade Chédly Zouiten

0-1

Tunisia vs Malta

Friendly International

11 Nov 1981 17:00 (+1:00)

Jena, Ernst Abbe Sportfeld

5-1

East Germany vs Malta

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

1х

15 Nov 1981 12:00 (+1:00)

Wrocław, Stadion Olimpijski

6-0

Poland vs Malta

1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7

05 Jun 1982 16:30 (+2:00)

Messina, Stadio Comunale Giovanni Celeste

2-1

Malta vs Iceland

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

1х

14 Oct 1982 18:30 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

7-0

Bulgaria vs Malta

Friendly International

19 Dec 1982 15:00 (+1:00)

Aachen, Tivoli Stadion

0-6

Malta vs Netherlands

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

26 Dec 1982 14:30 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-0

Malta vs Bulgaria

Friendly International

01 Feb 1983 15:30 (+1:00)

Marsa, Marsa Stadium

1-2

Malta vs Tunisia

Friendly International

15 May 1983 16:00 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

2-3

Malta vs Spain

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

05 Jun 1983 17:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

1-0

Iceland vs Malta

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

09 Oct 1983

Tripoli, June 11 Stadium

4-0

Libya vs Malta

Friendly International

16 Nov 1983 20:00

Dublin, Dalymount Park

8-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Malta

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

21 Dec 1983 20:15 (+1:00)

Seville, Estadio Benito Villamarín

12-1

Spain vs Malta

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 7

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Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi's most often teammates

John Holland (1978 - 1983) - 19 games
Edwin Farrugia (1978 - 1983) - 18 games
Emmanuel Farrugia (1979 - 1983) - 17 games
Leli Fabri (1979 - 1983) - 16 games
Norman Buttigieg (1979 - 1983) - 15 games

Malta players born on 13 May

Joseph Salerno (1954) - 3 caps
Andrew Cohen (1981) - 68 caps, 1 goal