Tarki Micallef
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantinous Micallef | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Cardiff City | 81 | (11) |
| 1983–1984 | Newport County | 24 | (2) |
| 1984 | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Cardiff City | 40 | (1) |
| 1986–1987 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | (1) |
| 1987–? | Barry Town | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| Wales U21 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Constantinous "Tarki" Micallef (born 24 January 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer.
Career
The son of a Greek restaurateur, Micallef was born in the Grangetown area of Cardiff and was a Welsh schoolboy international as a youngster before joining Cardiff City as a trainee, working his way up to the first team, making his debut in December 1978 at the age of seventeen against Sheffield United, which was to be his only appearance for the Bluebirds that year. Eventually he established himself in the team during the 1981–82 season but in September 1983 he moved to Newport County as part of a five-man swap deal which saw Cardiff players Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones move to Newport in exchange for Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey.
However he only remained at Newport for one year before joining Gillingham on a short term non-contract basis, making two appearances before rejoining Cardiff, only playing a handful of games as they were relegated to the third division. He spent one year at Bristol Rovers before moving to non-league football with Barry Town.
After football
After retiring from football after leaving Barry Town, Micallef now works as a technician for the Welsh National Opera. He lives in Penylan with his wife Maria and two children, Antonia and Tiago.[1]
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- ↑ "Tarki still prepared to go with the flow". South Wales Echo. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2008-02-03.