George Xuereb (born 14 November 1953) is a retired

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, who represented the Malta national team.

Club career

During his career, he played as a forward for

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, Dingli Swallows and Ħamrun Spartans, making his debut Floriana in November 1970 against Marsa and playing his final game for the club in 1991 after he had come out of retirement after leaving Spartans. He had joined Spartans in the early 1980s among many other top players at the start of club president Victor Tedesco's reign.

International career

Xuereb made his debut for

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in an October 1976 World Cup qualification match away against

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and earned a total of 31 caps (including 1 unofficial), scoring 2 goals. His final international was a November 1985 World Cup qualification match against

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Personal life

His brother Ray and son

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also played for the national team.

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* * 1953 births Living people People from Marsa, Malta Men's association football forwards Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Floriana F.C. players Hamrun Spartans F.C. players Dingli Swallows F.C. players Maltese Premier League players {{Malta-footy-bio-stub