Tim Buzaglo (born 20 June 1961) is an English former footballer and cricketer.
Football career
Buzaglo began his career at Guildford & District League club Weysiders in 1979, later joining
Woking
Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...
. His moment of glory came in the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
Third Round in 1991 at
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...
. Trailing 1–0 at half time, Buzaglo scored a hat-trick in the second half to help Woking to a 4–2 win. In the Fourth Round tie, Woking narrowly lost 1–0 to
Everton.
Soon afterwards, Buzaglo suffered a serious injury and left Woking after a failed comeback attempt, later signing for
Marlow.
Following his time at Marlow, Buzaglo had a spell at
Wealdstone
Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow, London, Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont, Harrow, Belmont and Kenton, London, Kenton, ...
, before retiring in 1997 due to injuries.
Buzaglo was placed in the FA's Team of Heroes to commemorate 125 years of the FA Cup in 2006.
Cricket career
Between 1982 and 2001, Buzaglo also played
ICC Trophy cricket for
Gibraltar
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, playing 32 times for the team.
Personal life
Buzaglo worked as an
estate agent
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for Mann and Co.
References
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Woking F.C. players
Gibraltarian men's footballers
English men's footballers
English people of Gibraltarian descent
Gibraltarian cricketers
1961 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Marlow F.C. players
Wealdstone F.C. players
National League (English football) players