Vincent Magro


Vince Magro is a retired footballer, who represented the Malta national team.

Club career

Small and stocky built, Magro made his debut for hometown club Valletta in February 1970 against Sliema Wanderers and won 4 league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club. He had quickly established a good understanding with teammate Carlo Seychell to bring back successes to Valletta, but after an injury-hit season he was loaned to second-tier Msida Saint-Joseph in 1981.

International career

Nicknamed il-Maxi, Magro made his debut for Malta in a September 1973 friendly match against Canada and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 2 goals. One of his goals was in a famous win over Greece in 1975, Malta's first-ever competitive game win. His final international was an October 1979 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.

Honours

;FC Valletta