Robbie Buttigieg

Robbie Buttigieg

Personal information
Full name	Robert Buttigieg[1]
Date of birth	27 November 1936
Place of birth	Malta
Date of death	11 February 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 67)
Place of death	Malta
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sliema Wanderers	166
International career
1966	Malta	2	(0)
Managerial career
1981–1982	Sliema Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Robbie" Buttigieg (27 November 1936 – 11 February 2004) was a Maltese football defender who played for Sliema Wanderers and represented Malta at international level.[2][3] A one-club man, he captained Sliema Wanderers and later managed the club.[1][4][5]

Personal life

Buttigieg's son, John, was also a footballer and won 97 caps for the Malta national football team.[6]

References

1. "Robert Buttigieg". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
2. Griffin Gazette: Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Oxford United 19/08/95. 1995. p. 13.
3. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Robbie Buttigieg". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Appreciation: Robbie Buttigieg". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. "Sliema Wanderers – Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
6. "John Buttigieg – International Appearances".