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Norman Buttigieg
Norman Buttigieg (born 18 February 1956) is a Maltese former footballer who played as a sweeper. At the club level he played primarily with Hibernians in the 1970s and 1980s, winning three league titles at the club. He also earned 20 caps with the Malta national team. Playing career Buttigieg was born on 18 February 1956 in the Maltese town of Paola, and began playing football as a child on the field behind the Christ the King Parish Church. As a teenager, he joined De Paule Band Club of the Paola District League, a local competition organized to identify talent for Hibernians' youth teams. He was quickly spotted and selected for the Hibernians under-18 squad. In 1972–73, he and the rest of the squad were promoted en bloc to the first team, which was playing in the Maltese Premier League (then known as the First Division). Buttigieg went on the play over 200 matches across 13 seasons with Hibernians, winning three Premier League titles and two Maltese FA Trophies, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola, Malta
Paola ( mt, Raħal Ġdid, it, Casal Nuovo, both meaning "New Town") is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with 8,706 inhabitants as of 2019. The town is a commercial centre in the Southern Harbour area of Malta, about 5 km from the capital Valletta, contiguous to Tarxien and Fgura, with which it forms a single urban area. Paola is named after Grand Master Antoine de Paule, who laid the foundation stone in 1626. Paola is renowned for the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the Basilica of Christ the King (the largest church in the Maltese Islands), Antoine de Paule Square and its shopping centres, the Good Friday procession, and its football club, Hibernians FC. The Mariam Al-Batool Mosque, the only mosque in Malta, as well as an Islamic Cultural Centre are found in Paola. The country's correctional facilities (Corradino prison) and the largest burial grounds, the Addolorata Cemetery are also within the limits of Paola. There are two parish churches, one dedicated to Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
