Saviour Darmanin

Saviour Darmanin
Personal information
Full name	Saviour Darmanin
Date of birth	7 February 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Vittoriosa, Malta
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Pietà Hotspurs
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2004	Pietà Hotspurs
2004–2005	Birkirkara
2005	Vauxhall Motors
2006	Għajnsielem
2006–2008	Valletta
2008–2009	Marsaxlokk
Total
National team‡
1996–2000	Malta U21
2002–2005	Malta
Teams managed
2009	Vittoriosa Stars (assistant coach)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2009

Saviour Darmanin (born 7 February 1977 in Pietà, Malta) is a Maltese former professional footballer, who was most recently working with Maltese First Division side Vittoriosa Stars, where he was the club's assistant manager. During his career, he played as a goalkeeper. Saviour is remembered for being part of the Valletta squad that beat Juventus in 2008, where he saved a shot to win Valletta the game in the penalty shoot-out. Also, he now runs his own goalkeeping school in Malta.

Honours[]

Valletta

Winner

1994–95 Maltese First Division
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05 Maltese FA Trophy
2005–06
2008–09 Maltese Premier League
2008–09

External links[]

Saviour Darmanin Official Website
Saviour Darmanin's Goalkeeping School Website
Saviour Darmanin at MaltaFootball.com
Saviour Darmanin at Soccerbase
Saviour Darmanin at National-Football-Teams.com

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