Joe Zarb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Zarb | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Żabbar, Malta | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cospicua St Joseph’s | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | St. George's | 25 | (7) |
| 1984–1988 | Ħamrun Spartans | 38 | (8) |
| 1986 | → St. George's (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1988–1999 | Valletta | 215 | (126) |
| 1999–2000 | Gozo | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Żurrieq | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 306 | (145) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1994 | Malta | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joe Zarb (born 19 November 1964) is a Maltese retired football striker.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Żabbar and nicknamed Brimba (Spider), Zarb netted 140 league goals in 281 matches for St. George's, Ħamrun Spartans and Valletta and was the Maltese Premier League top goalscorer 4 times.[2]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Malta in an October 1989 friendly match against Austria, in which he also scored, and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a March 1994 friendly against Slovakia.[3]
International goal
[edit]- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 October 1989 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
References
[edit]- ^ Weltfussball
- ^ Profile - FC Valletta
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Match log for Joe Zarb". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Joe Zarb at National-Football-Teams.com
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