Gilbert Agius

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Gilbert Agius
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Personal information
Full name Gilbert Agius
Date of birth (1974-02-21) 21 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Valletta, Malta [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 PSIS Semarang (head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–2014 Valletta 453 (182)
2001 → Pisa (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2014 → Xewkija Tigers (loan) 0 (0)
Total457(182)
International career
1989–1990 Malta U16 5 (0)
1990–1992 Malta U18 5 (0)
1990–1995 Malta U21 16 (3)
1993–2009 Malta 120 (8)
Managerial career
2012–2014 Valletta (Assistant Manager)
2014 Valletta
2014–2019 Valletta (Assistant Manager)
2019 Valletta
2019–2020 Valletta (Assistant Manager)
2020 Valletta (Caretaker Manager)
2020–2021 Valletta (Assistant Manager)
2021–2022 Malta U21
2022 Malta (Caretaker Manager)
2023– PSIS Semarang
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Agius (born 21 February 1974) is a Maltese professional football manager for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang [2] and former footballer who played as a forward. He has a UEFA Pro coaching license.

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Playing career

Agius was the captain of his hometown club side Valletta and is one of the most well known and highly respected figures in Maltese football history. He is hailed as a hero by the Valletta fans, due to his loyalty to his hometown club, where he played since 1990, bar a short spell during the first half of the 2001–02 season which he spent on loan to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Pisa. His number 7 shirt is retired in respect of his loyalty and great service to the club. [3] He is the most capped player and the all time goal scorer at Valletta [4] Agius is also the player who won the most honours in Valletta history. He also holds the record of top Maltese scorer in European games with 10 goals.[ citation needed ]

Gilbert Agius has received three Malta Football Association Player of the Year awards. The first was won in 1996–97, the second in Valletta's successful 2000–01 season, the third in 2006–07. [5]

At the start of the 2007–08 season Agius was on trial with Enköpings SK FK, but later he opted to stay with Valletta. At the end of 2007 Agius was out with a thigh injury for several months. He returned just as the team started fulfilling its potential, and led Valletta to the first title since 2000–01. He won a single Player of the Month award during the season (September 2007) and was chosen as Best Local Player in the Maltese Football Awards at the end of the 2007–08 season.

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season Agius was named to be Assistant Manager of Valletta, with new Manager Mark Miller. He later left this role and came out of retirement to play for Gozo side Xewkija Tigers [6] helping them to win the Gozo Football League.

Coaching career

After his short spell with Xewkija Tigers, Agius came back to Valletta, where he took again the place of assistant manager. In such role he had the chance to replace the head coach several times. In 2019 he replaced Danilo Doncic as a caretaker manager of the citizens, and led the club to win the title after beating Hibernians in the decider match. [7] In December 2020 Agius came back in help of his club, taking the role of caretaker coach again after the resignation of Jesmond Zerafa. [8] At the end of the year he was replaced by Tozé Mendes, coming back to his role as assistant manager. [9]

In January 2021 Agius was appointed as new head coach of the Malta national under-21 football team. [10]

For the first time ever in his career, Aguis coached outside Europe. In 15 February 2023 Agius was appointed as new head coach of the Indonesian club PSIS Semarang. [11]

Achievements

Player

1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2009–10
1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
2000
2009–10
2008
1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01
1992–93, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2007–08
2010, 2011
2011–12
1996–97, 2000–01, 2006–07

Manager

2018–19

Assistant Manager

2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
2013–14, 2017–18
2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
2013–14, 2014–15

International career

Malta

Gilbert has recorded a remarkable 120 caps for his country, making him the third most capped player in Malta's history. [12] For the national team, he has often been used a defensive midfielder in recent years. Not due to exceptional defensive skills, but due to his ability to distribute the ball. He has scored 8 goals for the national team. [13] At club level he has played primarily as a supporting forward. Gilbert was captain of Malta for many years until he stopped being called up for international duty, but is loved by fans and remembered to be a very passionate player who loved to play for his country.

Agius' goal in a 1–1 friendly game against Austria was voted Goal of the Season in the 2006–07 Malta Football Awards.

International goals

Malta Goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 August 1996 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, IcelandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–2 Friendly
2.8 June 1997 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–01–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3.6 February 2000 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–03–0Rothmans Cup
4.6 February 2000National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3–03–0Rothmans Cup
5.5 September 2001 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech RepublicFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–22–3 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying
6.11 February 2002National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–11–1Rothmans Cup
7.15 November 2006 Tony Bezzina Stadium, Paola, MaltaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–31–4 Friendly
8.7 February 2007National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–01–1 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 29 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Valletta 1 July 201410 October 20149216022.22
13 April 201930 June 20197511071.43
1 December 202027 December 20202110050.00
Malta U21 26 January 20217 November 2022132110015.38
Malta 8 November 202214 December 20222011000.00
PSIS Semarang 15 February 2023Present60221127036.67
Total93321645034.41

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  6. ↑ "Gilbert Agius joins Xewkija Tigers". 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (4 May 2019). "VALLETTA CROWNED BOV PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AFTER PENALTY SHOOT-OUT". MaltaFootball. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Mark Gatt confirmed as Malta women's coach". Malta Football Association. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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