Lolly Borg

Emmanuel Borg, better known as Lolly Borg ((1931-10-23)23 October 1931 - (2020-10-10)10 October 2020) was a Maltese former footballer player and manager.

Lolli Borg
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel "Lolli" Borg
Date of birth (1931-10-23)23 October 1931
Place of birth Malta
Date of death 10 October 2020(2020-10-10) (aged 88)
Place of death Malta
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–63 Floriana 220 (105)
National team
1957-1962 Malta 8 (1)
Teams managed
1968–73 Floriana
Rabat Ajax
Senglea Athletic
San Ġwann
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was the cousin of Lolly Debattista, another famous maltese player, and he is currently regarded as one of the most representative players of Maltese football,[1] as a one-club man he spent his whole career playing as a forward for Floriana.

Career

Club

Borg made his debut on 1947, when he was just 16,[2] coming from Floriana Ajax, a youth team that was annexed by Floriana. He spent his whole career as a player in the club, leading the team to 7 Premier League titles and 8 Maltese FA Trophies from 1947 to 1963.

He also received the Maltese Player of the Year award in 1962,[3] and was top-scorer of the Maltese League twice (1952 and 1955).[4]

International

Borg played eight times for the Maltese national football team, including the first ever match against Austria played on 24 February 1957, that was also his first international match. His first and only goal, with the national team was scored in a friendly against Tunisia on December 8, 1960.[5]

Manager

After his retirement in 1967, Borg was hired as Floriana coach in 1968 and led the team to the victory of two Premier League titles (1969–70 and 1972–73) and one FA Trophy (1971–72) before stepping down in 1973. He later had short spells with Rabat Ajax, Senglea Athletic and San Ġwann.[1]

Career statistics

International

[5]

Malta national team
YearAppsGoals
195710
195810
196011
196120
196230
Total81

Honours

Player
Floriana
Individual

Manager
Floriana

References
  1. "Former Malta and Floriana stalwart Lolly Borg passes away". Malta Football Association. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. Baldacchino, Carmel (10 October 2020). "Floriana FC legend Lolly Borg passes away". Times of Malta. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. Busuttil, Antoine. "FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR". Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. Mario Xuereb, Roberto Di Maggio and Antoine Busuttil. "Malta - List of Topscorers". Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  5. "Emmanuel "Lolly" Borg". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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