Saviour Darmanin

Saviour Darmanin (born 7 February 1977 in Pietà, Malta) is a Maltese former professional footballer, who was most recently working with Maltese First Division side Vittoriosa Stars, where he was the club's assistant manager. During his career, he played as a goalkeeper. Saviour is remembered for being part of the Valletta squad that beat Juventus in 2008, where he saved a shot to win Valletta the game in the penalty shoot-out. He now runs his own goalkeeping school in Malta.

Saviour Darmanin

Personal information
Full name	Saviour Darmanin
Date of birth	(1977-02-07) 7 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Vittoriosa, Malta
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Pietà Hotspurs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2004	Pietà Hotspurs	194	(0)
2004–2005	Birkirkara	10	(0)
2005	Vauxhall Motors	6	(0)
2006	Għajnsielem	19	(0)
2006–2008	Valletta	34	(0)
2008–2009	Marsaxlokk	9	(0)
Total		266	(0)
International career‡
1996–2000	Malta U21	13	(0)
2002–2005	Malta	6	(0)
Managerial career
2009	Vittoriosa Stars (assistant coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2009

Honours

Valletta

Winner

• 1994–95 Maltese First Division
• 2002–03 Carlsberg Tournament
• 2003–04 Rothmans International Tournament
• 2004–05 Maltese FA Trophy
• 2005–06 Gozo Freedom Cup
• 2008–09 Maltese Premier League
• 2008–09 Bet Fair Cup vs Juventus

External links

• Saviour Darmanin Official Website
• Saviour Darmanin's Goalkeeping School Website
• Saviour Darmanin at MaltaFootball.com
• Saviour Darmanin at Soccerbase
• Saviour Darmanin at National-Football-Teams.com