Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi is a retired football striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

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Club career

During his club career, Spiteri-Gonzi played for Hibernians. He twice became Maltese top goalscorer, in the 1980/81 and 1981/82 seasons. He was also voted Maltese Player of the Year

Maltese Player of the Year

The Maltese Player of the Year Award is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Maltese football...

 in the 1981/82 season.

International career

Spieri-Gonzi has played for Malta

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...

 and has earned a total of 20 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...

 matches.. On 18 March 1979 he scored the first Maltese international goal in 17 years, against Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

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External links

• World Football profile