Ray Farrugia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond 'Żażu' Farrugia | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Floriana, Malta | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Floriana | ||
| 1978–1990 | Melita Eagles | 318 | (123) |
| 1990–1994 | Naxxar Lions | ||
| 2003-05 | Konica Minolta Gunners (Futsal) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977–1983 | Malta | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Naxxar Lions | ||
| 1998–2002 | Malta U-21 | ||
| 2002–2004 | Pietà Hotspurs | ||
| 2005–2006 | Marsaxlokk | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| 2011–2014 | Malta U-21 | ||
| 2014–2018 | Malta (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Malta | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond "Żażu" Farrugia (born 1 October 1955 in Floriana, Malta) is a football coach and former player[1] He had been the head coach for the Malta national football team from 2 May 2018.[2] to the end of 2019.
Ray Farrugia started out in his hometown team of Floriana, where he played for four years between 1974 and 1978.[3] In 1978, he left for Sydney, Australia, to play for Melita Eagles.[3][4] He was popular enough to be honoured with the first ever testimonial match in Australia.[3]
In 1990, he returned to Malta to play for Naxxar Lions, until 1994. Farrugia also ventured into the futsal game, playing for Konica Minolta Gunners, between 2003 and 2005, which included in its roster a number of former Maltese international players like John Buttigieg, Silvio Vella, Carmel Busuttil, and Martin Gregory. They even managed to win the cup in 2004 as third-tier side.[5] cup
International career
Farrugia played four times for Malta, twice against Tunisia, the infamous 12–1 defeat against Spain, and once against the Netherlands. He had attracted the interest of Australia when playing in Sydney, however he was unable to join the squad since he had already turned out for Malta.[3]
