Joe Brincat

Joe Brincat

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Brincat
Date of birth	5 March 1970
Place of birth	Valletta Malta
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder / Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2002	Birkirkara
2002–2006	Sliema Wanderers
2006–2007	Floriana
National team
1988–2004	Malta	103	(5)
Teams managed
2009–2010	San Gwann
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Joseph Brincat (born 5 March 1970 ^[1]) is a Maltese former international footballer who earned a total of 103 caps for the Maltese national team, scoring five goals.^[2] He played for many clubs including Birkirkara FC, Sliema Wanderers, and Floriana.

Joe Brincat is a Hamrun Spartans product and started his career with the club at the age of 17 in the championship winning team of that same year. With the senior squad of Hamrun, Joe Brincat won the MFA Player of the year whilst doning the Hamrun Spartans shirt, while he was a key player in major trophies won by the Hamrun squad at the time, which include the Premier League three times, four times the FA trophy, 5 times the Maltese Super Cup and once the Euro Cup..

International career

Brincat played 103 times for the Maltese national football team, scoring five goals. He made his debut way back in October 1987 when the national team, then under coach Gencho Dobrev, played a friendly against England B who won 2-0. He made his last appearance for the Maltese national team in 2004 in a friendly tournament match against Moldova.^[3] Brincat is in third place for the all time list of appearances for the Maltese national team.

Personal life

He is married to Rita and has two daughters - Beverly (born 1995) and Mariah (born 1999).^[4]

References

1. RSSSF, International Appearances - Trivia
2. Maltese Football Association, NATIONAL ‘A’ PLAYERS APPEARANCES
3. Malta Football, News - February 2004
4. Malta Today, Sliema had been courting Brincat for eight years