Joseph John Aquilina

Joseph John Aquilina (born 16 February 1957 in Malta) is a retired footballer and current manager. During his career, he played as a midfielder for Sliema Wanderers.

Joseph John Aquilina

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-02-16) 16 February 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Malta
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zurrieq FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976-1981	Sliema Wanderers	47	(1)
1981-1992	Floriana	143	(14)
International career
1979–1986	Malta	14	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2003	Marsaxlokk
2005	Valletta
2010	Żurrieq
2012	Pembroke Athleta
2018	Floriana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Aquilina made his debut for Malta in a June 1979 European Championship qualification match against Wales, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Ġużi Xuereb, and earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1986 European Championship qualifier against Sweden.^[1]

Managerial career

Aquilina has coached Marsaxlokk and Valletta.^[2][3] On 20 October 2010 Aquilina was appointed coach of Żurrieq.

Recently JJ was appointed as assistant coach at Floriana in order to assist senior team coach Nicolas Hernan Chiesa with his managerial duties.