Tarki Micallef Explained

Tarki Micallef
Fullname:Constantinous Micallef
Birth Date:1961 1, df=y
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Cardiff City
Years1:1978–1983
Years2:1983–1984
Years3:1984
Years4:1984–1986
Years5:1986–1987
Years6:1987–?
Clubs1:Cardiff City
Clubs2:Newport County
Clubs3:Gillingham
Clubs4:Cardiff City
Clubs5:Bristol Rovers
Clubs6:Barry Town
Caps1:81
Caps2:24
Caps3:2
Caps4:40
Caps5:18
Goals1:11
Goals2:2
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:1
Nationalteam1:Wales U21

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 before joining Cardiff City as a trainee, working his way up to the first team. Micallef made 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 moved to Newport County as part of a five-man swap deal (including John Lewis and Linden Jones) in exchange for Nigel Vaughan and Karl Elsey in September 1983.

He remained at Newport for one year before joining Gillingham on a short term non-contract basis, making two appearances before re-joining 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 worked as a technician for the Welsh National Opera. In 2006 he lived in Penylan with his wife Maria and two children, Antonia and Tiago.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . registration . Jack . Rollin . Queen Anne Press. London . 1980 . 0362020175 . 114.
  2. Web site: Tarki still prepared to go with the flow . . 2006-10-28 . 2008-02-03.