Simon Tortell (8 August 1959 — 15 June 2012) was a Maltese footballer. He was born in Sliema, Malta.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Honours
  • 4.1 Floriana
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Tortell was a striker who played for nine years with Sliema Wanderers, winning a league *le and a FA Trophy medal with them. He scored in the 1979 FA Trophy Final against Floriana. He retired at age 24 to graduate from Malta University and become a lawyer.

International career

Tortell made his debut for Malta in an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Wales. He earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal.

His final international was the infamous December 1983 European Championship qualification defeat by Spain, which Malta lost 1-12, ensuring that Spain qualified for Euro 1984 ahead of the Netherlands on goal difference.

Personal life

After retirement, Tortell became a successful lawyer and was partner at his own firm Simon Tortell & *ociates. His father, Peter Tortell, also played for Sliema Wanderers in the 1950s. Simon Tortell died after a long illness on June 14, 2012, at age 52. He was married to Silvana Tortell and was father of three daughters.

Honours

Floriana

• Maltese Premier League: 1

• Maltese FA Trophy: 1

References

External links

• Obituary - Times of Malta