George Xuereb


George Xuereb is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national [football team|Malta national team].

Club career

During his career, he played as a forward for Floriana, Dingli [Swallows F.C.|Dingli Swallows] and Ħamrun [Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans], making his debut Floriana in November 1970 against Marsa and playing his final game for the club in 1991 after he had come out of retirement after leaving Spartans. He had joined Spartans in the early 1980s among many other top players at the start of club president Victor Tedesco's reign.

International career

Xuereb made his debut for Malta in an October 1976 1978 [FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification] match away against Turkey and earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 1985 World Cup qualification match against Sweden.

Personal life

His brother Ray and son Aaron also played for the national team.