Paul Zammit (footballer)

Paul Zammit
Zammit in 2010
Personal information
Full name Paul Zammit
Date of birth (1969-09-21) 21 September 1969 (age 55)
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

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.

Playing career

He played from 1990 to 2003, for Rabat Ajax, Hibernians, Ħamrun Spartans and Mosta.

Managerial career

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]

Honours

Valletta

Winner

Birkirkara

Winner

References

  1. ^ Paul Zammit appointed new Valletta coach Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Malta's finest mount Valletta defence
  3. ^ Late goals deflate luckless City
  4. ^ Paul Zammit signs a two-year contract Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Birkirkara FC refuses resignations - senior coach will not get new contract
  6. ^ Mr. Paul Zammit appointed Head Coach
  7. ^ V. Camilleri (22 May 2019). "Zammit named as Gżira United coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (29 May 2020). "Zammit leaves Gżira United". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 October 2021). "Paul Zammit named new Balzan FC coach". SportsDesk. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ^ Balzan FC part ways with coach Paul Zammit, timesofmalta.co, 25 April 2022
  11. ^ Paul Zammit confirmed as new coach of Sliema Wanderers, timesofmalta.com, 10 June 2022