Stephen Azzopardi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Azzopardi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Attard, Malta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melita F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| San Gwann F.C. | |||
| Balzan Youths F.C. | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1997 | Malta Football Association Staff Coach | ||
| 1998–2001 | Balzan Youths F.C. | ||
| 2001–2007 | Birkirkara F.C. | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | ||
| 2010–2012 | Qormi F.C. | ||
| 2012–2013 | Floriana F.C. | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sliema Wanderers F.C. | ||
| 2015–present | Sliema Wanderers F.C. (Technical Director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2016 | |||
Stephen Azzopardi (born 27 August 1967) is a Maltese football coach and former player. He is married and has two children, Katya and Sean.
During his career Azzopardi formed part of the Malta Football Association youth coaching staff and was the senior team head coach of Balzan Youths F.C., Birkirkara F.C., Sliema Wanderers F.C., Qormi F.C., Floriana F.C. and, again for the second time, Sliema Wanderers F.C. He is currently the Technical Director of this Club with the highest wage immaginable.
Till now he has coached three hundred and thirty-two (332) Premier League matches, the third overall in the all-time list of Maltese football. His total matches in top-flight football, including cup games and UEFA competition matches, amount to four hundred and three (403). He also managed sixty-four (64) more matches in the lower divisions, with a grand total of four hundred and sixty-seven (467) games.
Stephen Azzopardi is in possession of the UEFA-Pro Coaching Licence (Coverciano, Italian FA) and the UEFA Elite Youth A Diploma (Malta FA), which are the highest qualifications in senior and youth football respectively.
Honours (Coach)
- Balzan Youths (1998–2001)
- Third Division Champions (1): 1999-00
- Second Division Promotion (1): 2000-01
- Birkirkara (2001–2007)
- Premier Division (1): 2005-06
- FA Trophy (3): 2001-02, 2002–03, 2004–05
- Super Cup (5): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Super 5 Cup (2): 2002-03, 2004–05
- Super 5 Cup: 2005-06 (finalists)
- Lowenbrau (Euro) Cup (1): 2003-04
- Sliema Wanderers (2007–2010)
- FA Trophy (1): 2008-09
- Super Cup (1): 2009
- Qormi (2010–2012)
- FA Trophy: 2011-12 (finalists)