Pullu Demanuele
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Publius Demanuele | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Floriana, Malta | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 2007 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Floriana, Malta | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1964 | Floriana | ||
| 1964–1965 | Marsa | ||
| International career | |||
| 1957–1961 | Malta | 8 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Publius "Pullu" Demanuele (22 February 1930 – 20 March 2007) was a Maltese footballer who played as an outside left.
He spent most of his career with Floriana, winning the Maltese Premier League seven times and the Maltese FA Trophy eight times. He was the league's top scorer in two seasons.
Demanuele played eight games for Malta between 1957 and 1961, scoring three goals. He played in their first international match, and scored two goals in their first victory.
Born in Floriana and known as "Il-Koku",[1] Demanuele made his debut for his hometown club Floriana F.C. in 1946.[2] He spent 18 years there, playing 190 games and scoring 101 goals, as well as winning the Maltese Premier League seven times,[2] and the Maltese FA Trophy eight times.[3] Floriana were league champions four consecutive times between 1950 and 1953, and Demanuele was twice the league's top scorer.[3]
In the 1950s, Demanuele visited London while a friend was on trial at Arsenal. Through Ian Black, a Fulham goalkeeper who had played for Floriana while on national service in Malta, he got a trial at the Craven Cottage club. He scored two goals for the reserve team but declined a contract offer because he did not want to leave Floriana.[3]
On 18 September 1962, in the first round of the European Cup, captain Demanuele scored a consolation goal for Floriana in a 4–1 home loss to Ipswich Town. A week later, in the second leg at Portman Road, the English champions won 10–0.[4]
After one season in the Maltese Second Division with Marsa, Demanuele retired in 1965.[2]