Emmanuel "Lolly" Vella (7 August 1933 – 29 September 2012) was an Australian former

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er.

Club career

Vella played for

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International career

Vella played two matches for the Australia national team in 1958 against

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Post-football

Vella worked for Massey Ferguson until retiring at the age of 57. He died in September 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vella, Lolly 1933 births 2012 deaths Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Men's association football players not categorized by position Maltese emigrants to Australia 20th-century Australian sportsmen