Charles Azzopardi (21 December 1930 – 28 October 1970) was a Maltese
footballer
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.
Club career
A centre-forward or right winger, Azzopardi was part of the famous
Floriana
Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana i ...
side of the 1950s, winning three league titles, two FA Trophy medals and a Cassar Cup with them. He then had a two-year spell at
Rabat FC before returning to Floriana where he retired at only 26 years of age.
International career
Azzopardi was part of the Maltese FA U-20 team at the Palermo Youth Tournament in 1949–50. He also played 10 times for a Maltese FA XI, a few years before Malta played his first official international game.
Personal life
His father
George Azzopardi also played for Floriana as well as his uncles
Manwel and
Tony
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. Charlie died in 1970, just two months short of his 40th birthday.
Honours
Floriana
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Maltese Premier League
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:: 1950, 1951, 1952 , 1953
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Maltese FA Trophy
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: 2
:: 1949, 1950
External links
Biography– Times of Malta
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1930 births
1970 deaths
People from Floriana
Men's association football forwards
Maltese men's footballers
Floriana F.C. players
Rabat Ajax F.C. players