Edwin Farrugia | |
Birth Date: | 1952 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Floriana, Malta |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1969–1983 |
Clubs1: | Floriana |
Years2: | 1983–1987 |
Totalcaps: | 210 |
Totalgoals: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 1973–1983 |
Nationalcaps1: | 38 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 29 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 29 June 2024 |
Edwin Farrugia (born 9 July 1952) is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.
During his career, he played as a defender for Floriana and Ħamrun Spartans, making his debut for the former in October 1969 against Gżira United and playing his final game for the latter in the 1986–1987 season.[1] He had joined Spartans in 1983 among many other top players at the start of club president Victor Tedesco's reign.[2]
Farrugia made his debut for Malta in a November 1973 World Cup qualification match against Sweden and earned a total of 38 caps, scoring no goals.[3] His final international was a December 1983 European Championship qualification match away against the Netherlands.[4]