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55:Date of death
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32:Date of birth
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1992:
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1330:
1295:Euchar Grech
1218:
693:J. Buttigieg
629:N. Buttigieg
507:
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365:at Soccerway
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246:Joseph Cilia
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60:(2017-08-05)
18:
2073:2017 deaths
2068:1937 births
1716:Tozé Mendes
1353:E. Aquilina
1335:E. Aquilina
557:E. Theobald
525:E. Theobald
508:Not awarded
467:L. Theobald
459:Vella James
86:Position(s)
2062:Categories
1183:Debattista
925:Kristensen
427:Debattista
320:References
308:Hibernians
304:Rabat Ajax
233:Hibernians
221:Rabat Ajax
133:Rabat Ajax
38:1937-10-22
1848:Griffiths
1574:P. Zammit
1556:I. Zammit
1461:P. Zammit
1165:Polverini
901:R. Fenech
893:P. Fenech
773:M. Muscat
709:Degiorgio
661:C. Muscat
621:Ä . Xuereb
605:R. Xuereb
541:Privitera
375:Joe Cilia
363:Joe Cilia
333:Joe Cilia
228:1989–1992
216:1985–1986
204:1983–1985
181:1957–1962
160:1971–1973
144:1956–1964
128:1955–1956
22:Joe Cilia
1852: ()
1813:managers
1259:Busuttil
1241:Micallef
1075:Dingwall
1022:managers
941:A. Agius
853:G. Agius
797:G. Agius
765:G. Agius
741:S. Vella
717:R. Vella
685:R. Vella
677:Busuttil
669:Farrugia
653:Busuttil
589:E. Vella
581:Vassallo
565:Darmanin
491:Schembri
281:Floriana
273:Valletta
209:Valletta
165:Valletta
149:Valletta
90:Defender
1970: (
1967:D'Amato
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1932:Molzahn
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1133: (
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1111:Formosa
1097: (
1093:C. Borg
1079: (
1061: (
1057:Gilmour
1043: (
949:S. Borg
733:Brincat
613:Holland
597:Holland
483:L. Borg
443:Bonnici
435:Nicholl
369:Profile
254:manager
73:, Malta
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1958:–2013)
1940:–2010)
1922:–2001)
1904:–1994)
1886:–1986)
1868:–1984)
1861:Bugeja
1838:–1955)
1734:Dončić
1724:–2022)
1680:Zerafa
1652:–2020)
1618:–2019)
1610:Dončić
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1498:Zerafa
1480:Caanen
1407:Fenech
1389:Deanov
1379:–2001)
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1129:Urpani
1039:Tedder
955:2021:
947:2020:
939:2019:
931:2018:
923:2017:
917:Briffa
915:2016:
907:2015:
899:2014:
891:2013:
885:Failla
883:2012:
877:Briffa
875:2011:
869:Bajada
867:2010:
861:Failla
859:2009:
851:2008:
845:Sammut
843:2007:
835:2006:
827:2005:
821:Giglio
819:2004:
813:Turner
811:2003:
805:Mifsud
803:2002:
795:2001:
787:2000:
781:Saliba
779:1999:
771:1998:
763:1997:
757:Turner
755:1996:
747:1995:
739:1994:
731:1993:
725:Saliba
723:1992:
715:1991:
707:1990:
701:Scerri
699:1989:
691:1988:
683:1987:
675:1986:
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260:Career
78:Height
1950:Vella
1878:Cilia
1830:Sloan
1698:Agius
1628:Agius
1552:Agius
1331:Cilia
1277:Vella
1219:Cilia
933:Cohen
909:Cohen
837:Cohen
829:Cohen
789:Barry
749:Woods
637:Fabri
517:Cocks
499:Cilia
451:Cilia
271:With
186:Malta
101:Years
71:Msida
50:Malta
2019:stub
1972:2013
1956:2010
1938:2009
1920:1994
1902:1993
1884:1985
1866:1983
1836:1954
1758:2023
1740:2022
1722:2020
1704:2020
1686:2020
1668:2020
1650:2019
1634:2019
1616:2017
1598:2017
1582:–17)
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1562:2014
1540:2014
1534:Paus
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1506:–12)
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1488:–10)
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1470:–09)
1468:2005
1451:–05)
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1415:–03)
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1119:–70)
1117:1968
1101:–63)
1099:1962
1083:–60)
1081:1959
1065:–59)
1063:1958
1047:–50)
1045:1949
549:Cini
279:and
252:and
111:Apps
105:Team
193:(0)
119:Gls
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