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Silvio Vella
Personal information
Date of birth	8 February 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1994	Rabat Ajax
1994–2002	Hibernians
International career
1988–2000	Malta
Managerial career
2010–2013	Rabat Ajax
2014–2021	Malta U21
2023	Hibernians
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Silvio Vella (born 8 February 1967) is a former professional footballer who played for Rabat Ajax and Hibernians as a defender. Born in Canada, he played for the Malta national team.

Career

Born in Canada, Vella has dual nationality, Maltese and Canadian. His family moved to Malta in 1970. He started playing football with Rabat Ajax and when he was promoted to the senior team, he soon became an invaluable asset, and rarely missed a game.

Silvio Vella was chosen as Malta's Footballer of the Year in the 1993–94 season, in spite of Rabat Ajax' relegation as the first (and to date only) player from a relegated team to win that award. This was at the height of his career, and to keep on playing in the Premier Division he joined Hibernians. Although it was initially a loan deal, it became a permanent transfer later on, and he remained a Hibernians player for the rest of his career.

After his retirement in the summer of 2002, he joined the Malta Football Association's coaching staff for the various national teams. He served as assistant coach for the Maltese U21 national team until October 2009, when he became U19 national team coach. In June 2010 Vella joined his former club Rabat Ajax as their new manager. He became head coach of the U21 team in March 2014, and held that position until January 2021, when he was replaced by Gilbert Agius.^[1]

Club Management

On 7 February 2023, Hibernians announced that Silvio Vella will be the club's new coach, replacing Andrea Pisanu.

Achievements

Player

Maltese Premier League: 3

1985/86, 1994/95, 2001/02

Maltese Cup: 2

1985/86, 1997/98

MFA Super Cup: 3

1985, 1986, 1994

Maltese Player of the Year : 1

1993/94

References

^ "Mark Gatt confirmed as Malta women's coach". Malta Football Association. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

Silvio Vella at WorldFootball.net
Silvio Vella at National-Football-Teams.com
Silvio Vella at FBref.com
Silvio Vella at EU-Football.info
Biography-Times Of Malta
Silvio Vella Appointed New Rabat Ajax Coach

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[1] "Mark Gatt confirmed as Malta women's coach". Malta Football Association. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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+| manageryears1 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs1 = [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]]
+| manageryears2 = 2014–2021 | managerclubs2 = [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta U21]]
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-'''Silvio Vella''' (born 8 February 1967 in [[Toronto]]) was a professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played for [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]] and [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]], he played as a [[Defender (football)|defender]]. He is currently the head coach of Rabat Ajax.
+'''Silvio Vella''' (born 8 February 1967) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]] and [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] as a [[Defender (football)|defender]]. Born in Canada, he played for the [[Malta national football team|Malta national team]].
+==Career==
-Born in [[Canada]], Vella has dual nationality, Maltese and Canadian. His family moved to Malta in 1970. He started playing football with Rabat Ajax and when he was promoted to the senior team, he soon became an invaluable asset, rarely missing a game.
+Born in [[Canada]], Vella has dual nationality, Maltese and Canadian. His family moved to Malta in 1970. He started playing football with [[Rabat Ajax F.C.|Rabat Ajax]] and when he was promoted to the senior team, he soon became an invaluable asset, and rarely missed a game.
-Silvio Vella was chosen as Malta's Footballer of the Year in the 1993-94 season, in spite of Rabat Ajax' relegation as the first (and to date only) player from a relegated team to win that award. This was at the height of his career, and to keep on playing in the Premier Division he joined Hibernians. Although it was initially a loan deal, it became a permanent transfer later on, and he remained a Hibernians player for the rest of his career.
+Silvio Vella was chosen as [[Maltese Player of the Year|Malta's Footballer of the Year]] in the 1993–94 season, in spite of Rabat Ajax' relegation as the first (and to date only) player from a relegated team to win that award. This was at the height of his career, and to keep on playing in the Premier Division he joined [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]]. Although it was initially a loan deal, it became a permanent transfer later on, and he remained a Hibernians player for the rest of his career.
-After his retirement in the summer of 2002, he joined the Malta Football Association's coaching staff for the various national teams. He served as assistant coach for the U21 national team until October 2009, when he became U19 national team coach. In June 2010 Vella joined his former club Rabat Ajax as their new Manager.
+After his retirement in the summer of 2002, he joined the [[Malta Football Association]]'s coaching staff for the various national teams. He served as assistant coach for the [[Malta national under-21 football team|Maltese U21]] national team until October 2009, when he became U19 national team coach. In June 2010 Vella joined his former club Rabat Ajax as their new manager. He became head coach of the U21 team in March 2014, and held that position until January 2021, when he was replaced by [[Gilbert Agius]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfa.com.mt/en/news/news/4683/mark-gatt-confirmed-as-malta-womens-coach.htm|title=Mark Gatt confirmed as Malta women’s coach|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-01-27|publisher=[[Malta Football Association]]}}</ref>
+==Club Management==
+On 7 February 2023, [[Hibernians F.C.|Hibernians]] announced that Silvio Vella will be the club's new coach, replacing Andrea Pisanu.
+==Achievements==
+=== Player ===
+*'''[[Maltese Premier League]]: 3'''
+:: [[1985-86 Maltese Premier League|1985/86]], [[1994-95 Maltese Premier League|1994/95]], [[2001-02 Maltese Premier League|2001/02]]
+*'''[[Maltese Cup]]: 2 '''
+:: [[1985-86 Maltese FA Trophy|1985/86]], [[1997-98 Maltese FA Trophy|1997/98]]
+*'''[[Maltese Super Cup|MFA Super Cup]]: 3 '''
+:: 1985, 1986, 1994
+* [[Maltese Player of the Year]] : 1
+:: 1993/94
+==References==
+<references />
 ==External links==
-* {{NFT player|pid=15457}}
+* {{sports links}}
 * [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20091105/sport/vella-tastes-success-with-rabat-and-hibs.280330 Biography-Times Of Malta]
 * [http://www.maltafootball.com/2010/06/10/silvio-vella-appointed-new-rabat-ajax-coach/ Silvio Vella Appointed New Rabat Ajax Coach]
+{{Maltese Player of the Year}}
+{{Rabat Ajax F.C. managers}}
-{{Maltese Premier League managers}}
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-}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2011}}
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-[[Category:Maltese footballers]]
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+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
+[[Category:Maltese men's footballers]]
+[[Category:Malta men's international footballers]]
 [[Category:Rabat Ajax F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Hibernians F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Maltese Premier League players]]
+[[Category:Maltese Challenge League players]]
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