Paul Zammit (born 21 September 1969) is a Maltese manager and a former footballer, current manager of Sliema Wanderers. During his career he played as a forward.
Playing career
He played from 1990 to 2003, for Rabat Ajax, Hibernians, Ħamrun Spartans and Mosta.
Managerial career
At the end of 2003 he retired as a player and became coach of Mosta. In 2005, he moved to Valletta.[1]
In 2008, he won the Maltese Coach of the Season award for coaching Valletta to victory in the Maltese Premier League.[2] Valletta competed in the Champions League in July 2008 and were eliminated by Artmedia Petrzalka. Zammit's disciplined preparation for the two games meant the team were competitive.[3]
In September 2008 he signed a two-year contract to continue coaching the club.[4]
For the 2009–10 season Paul Zammit became the manager of Birkirkara. He managed to build up a squad with great teamwork and on 30 April 2010, his side beat Tarxien Rainbows and won the Maltese Premier League title with a game to play. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he was not offered a new contract by the Birkirkara committee.[5] On 2 October 2011, Zammit was re-appointed as the club's head coach for the next two seasons.[6]
On 23 January 2020 he was named head coach of Gżira United.[7] After just a few months, he agreed with the club to leave the position on 29 May.[8]
On 23 October 2021 Zammit has been confirmed as the new coach of Balzan F.C., signing a two-years contract.[9] He parted ways with the club on 25 April 2022 by mutual agreement, after a poor run of form.[10] On 9 June 2022, Zammit was appointed manager of Sliema Wanderers.[11]
Honours
Valletta
Winner
- Premier League (2): 2007–08, 2015–16
- Super Cup (2): 2008, 2016
Birkirkara
Winner
References
- ^ Paul Zammit appointed new Valletta coach Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Malta's finest mount Valletta defence
- ^ Late goals deflate luckless City
- ^ Paul Zammit signs a two-year contract Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Birkirkara FC refuses resignations - senior coach will not get new contract
- ^ Mr. Paul Zammit appointed Head Coach
- ^ V. Camilleri (22 May 2019). "Zammit named as Gżira United coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (29 May 2020). "Zammit leaves Gżira United". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 October 2021). "Paul Zammit named new Balzan FC coach". SportsDesk. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Balzan FC part ways with coach Paul Zammit, timesofmalta.co, 25 April 2022
- ^ Paul Zammit confirmed as new coach of Sliema Wanderers, timesofmalta.com, 10 June 2022
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