Vincent Magro
Maltese footballer
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Vince Magro (born 24 July 1952) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Magro | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valletta Vanguards | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1984 | Valletta | 152 | (45) |
| 1981-1982 | → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1982–1984 | Valletta | 10 | (1) |
| 1984-1987 | Luxol St. Andrew's | 10 | (5) |
| 1987-1988 | Santa Venera Lightnings | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 182 | (53) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1974–1979 | Malta | 23 | (2) |
| 1973 | Malta XI | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2024 | |||
Club career
Small and stocky built, Magro made his debut for hometown club Valletta in February 1970 against Sliema Wanderers and won 4 league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club.[1] He had quickly established a good understanding with teammate Carlo Seychell to bring back successes to Valletta, but after an injury-hit season he was loaned to second-tier Msida Saint-Joseph in 1981.[2]
International career
Nicknamed il-Maxi, Magro made his debut for Malta in a September 1973 friendly match against Canada and earned a total of 24 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. One of his goals was in a famous win over Greece in 1975,[3] Malta's first-ever competitive game win.[4] His final international was an October 1979 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.[5]
