Joe Spiteri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Spiteri[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1973 | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Albion Rovers | 46 | (17) |
1993–1994 | Parramatta Eagles | 25 | (5) |
1994–1996 | Melbourne Knights | 53 | (20) |
1996–1998 | Sturm Graz | 35 | (4) |
1998–2001 | Lierse | 35 | (7) |
2001 | IFK Norrköping | 8 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Sydney Olympic | 4 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Marconi Stallions | 38 | (12) |
2004–2006 | Kingston City | 45 | (27) |
2007–2008 | Melbourne Knights | 48 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Werribee City[3][4][5] | (27) | |
2013–2016 | Point Cook | 51[1] | (54) |
Total | 388 | (155) | |
National team | |||
1995–1997 | Australia | 8 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Joseph Spiteri (born 6 May 1973) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Personal life[]
Spiteri is of Maltese descent and lives in a Maltese neighbourhood of a Sydney suburb.[6]
Career[]
Spiteri played at club level in Australia, Austria, Belgium and Sweden for Albion Rovers, Parramatta Eagles, Melbourne Knights, Sturm Graz, Lierse, IFK Norrköping, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions and Kingston City.[7][8] While at Lierse he helped them win the 1998–99 Belgian Cup, scoring in the final against Standard Liège.[9] During his time in Belgium, he was known as "Joe The Kangaroo".[10]
He also earned eight caps for Australia,[7] and participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[11]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.[7]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 1995 | Breakers Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1995 Trans-Tasman Cup |
2. | 14 February 1996 | Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Lierse SK
References[]
- ^ a b "Joseph Spiteri – Player Statistics". GameDay.
- ^ "Joe Spiteri".
- ^ "2010 Victorian State League Division Two North-West – Season Results". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 2011 Season Results". ozfootball.net.
- ^ "2009 Victorian State League Division Two North-West – Season Results". ozfootball.net.
- ^ Mooney, Shaun, ed. (2014). Leopold Method Quarterly Edition Issue 1: Intelligent, Insightful Football Analysis. Leopold Method. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-921134-47-0.
- ^ a b c Joe Spiteri at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Sneddon-Sribinovski". Australian Player Database.
- ^ a b "Belgium Cups 1998/99". rsssf.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ https://www.lierbelicht.be/content/de-bekeroverwinning-van-lierse-1999-retro-%E2%80%93-150
- ^ Joe Spiteri – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- Australian soccer players
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- Australian people of Maltese descent
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- 1996 OFC Nations Cup players
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- Parramatta FC players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Lierse S.K. players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Marconi Stallions FC players
- Kingston City FC players
- Point Cook SC players
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