role, beating Georgia 2–0 in a friendly on 12 August. The final two games of Malta's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign resulted in defeats to Sweden and Portugal and the team finished bottom of its group. After losing 15 of his first 17 games, Buttigieg secured his second win in international management with a 2–1 friendly victory over the Central African Republic on 10 August 2011. Malta's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign was a disaster, with 9 defeats and a draw (which came against Georgia) and finishing bottom of their group. Buttigieg and Busuttil were removed from their posts on 25 October 2011, having recorded just two victories from 21 games. Return to Birkirkara Together with Carmel Busuttil, Buttigieg returned to Birkirkara to take charge of the Maltese Premier League club's academy in December 2011. Floriana Buttigieg returned to former club Floriana in July 2014 to take over the role of technical director of the club's academy. Sliema Wanderers In June 2016, Buttigieg returned to Sliema Wanderers to take over the job as manager. His tenure got off to a start, with victory in the 2016 Summer Cup. A mid-table 2016–17 season also featured defeats in the 2016 Maltese Super Cup and the 2017 Maltese FA Trophy Final. A failure to win any further silverware and a second-successive mid-table finish at the end of the 2017–18 season led to Buttigieg's departure by mutual consent in January 2019. Third spell at Birkirkara In April 2019, Buttigieg took over as manager Birkirkara, for the second time, on a two-year contract. He resigned from the position in September 2019. Return to Floriana In December 2020, Buttigieg returned to Floriana and signed a contract to become head coach. After six weeks in charge of the Greens, he resigned from the position in February 2021. Personal life Buttigieg's father Robbie was also a footballer. Honours Player Sliema Wanderers Independence Cup: 1981–82 Euro Cup: 1982 Malta Rothmans International Tournament: 1992 Coupe 7 Novembre: 1993 (third place) Manager Sliema Wanderers Summer Cup: 2016 Individual Maltese Premier League Player of the Year: 1987–88 Floriana Player of the Year: 1994–95 Club career statistics Managerial career statistics References External links 1963 births Living people Maltese footballers Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Floriana F.C. players Valletta F.C. players English Football League players Brentford F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Malta international footballers Maltese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Maltese football managers Malta