Joe Spiteri
Personal information
Full name Joseph Spiteri[1]
Date of birth (1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 50)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Albion Rovers 46 (17)
1993–1994 Parramatta Eagles 25 (5)
1994–1996 Melbourne Knights 53 (20)
1996–1998 Sturm Graz 35 (4)
1998–2001 Lierse 35 (7)
2001 IFK Norrköping 8 (1)
2001–2002 Sydney Olympic 4 (0)
2002–2004 Marconi Stallions 38 (12)
2004–2006 Kingston City 45 (27)
2007–2008 Melbourne Knights 48 (8)
2009–2011 Werribee City[3][4][5] (27)
2013–2016 Point Cook 51[1] (54)
Total 388 (155)
International career
1995–1997 Australia 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Spiteri (born 6 May 1973) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Personal life

Spiteri is of Maltese descent and lives in a Maltese neighbourhood of a Victorian suburb.[6]

Career

Spiteri played at club level in Australia, Austria, Belgium and Sweden for Albion Rovers, Parramatta Eagles, Melbourne Knights, Sturm Graz, Lierse, IFK Norrköping, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions and Kingston City.[7][8] While at Lierse he helped them win the 1998–99 Belgian Cup, scoring in the final against Standard Liège.[9] During his time in Belgium, he was known as "Joe The Kangaroo".[10]

He also earned eight caps for Australia,[7] and participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 1995 Breakers Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  New Zealand 3–0 3–0 1995 Trans-Tasman Cup
2. 14 February 1996 Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Japan 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Lierse SK

References

  1. ^ a b "Joseph Spiteri – Player Statistics". GameDay.
  2. ^ "Joe Spiteri".
  3. ^ "2010 Victorian State League Division Two North-West – Season Results". ozfootball.net.
  4. ^ "Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 2011 Season Results". ozfootball.net.
  5. ^ "2009 Victorian State League Division Two North-West – Season Results". ozfootball.net.
  6. ^ Mooney, Shaun, ed. (2014). Leopold Method Quarterly Edition Issue 1: Intelligent, Insightful Football Analysis. Leopold Method. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-921134-47-0.
  7. ^ a b c Joe Spiteri at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ "Sneddon-Sribinovski". Australian Player Database.
  9. ^ a b "Belgium Cups 1998/99". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  10. ^ "DE BEKEROVERWINNING VAN LIERSE IN 1999 (RETRO – 150) | Lier Belicht". www.lierbelicht.be.
  11. ^ Joe Spiteri – FIFA competition record (archived)


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