Mark Miller (footballer)
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Mark John Miller (born 22 September 1962) is an English manager, currently in charge of Żabbar St. Patrick, and former footballer. During his career he played as a midfielder and played in Malta and Finland[2] towards the end of his career.
| Miller in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark John Miller[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Tynemouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Żurrieq (Nursery Head Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Whitley Bay | ||
| 1981–1983 | Gillingham | 9 | (1) |
| Whitley Bay | |||
| 1983–1984 | Doncaster Rovers | 30 | (4) |
| 1984–1985 | Darlington | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | Rabat Ajax | 44 | (9) |
| 1987 | Palloiluseura Apollo | ? | (5) |
| 1988–1999 | Floriana | ||
| Sliema Wanderers | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Hibernians | ||
| ?–2008 | Malta U21 | ||
| 2008–2012 | Hibernians | ||
| 2012–2014 | Valletta | ||
| 2015–2016 | Qormi | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hibernians | ||
| 2018–2020 | Mosta | ||
| 2020–2021 | Balzan | ||
| 2022–2023 | Żabbar St. Patrick | ||
| 2023– | Żurrieq (Nursery) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 | |||
Career Edit
After his experience in Finland, Miller returned to Malta and played and managed Floriana. During his time with the Greens they won the Premier League, FA Trophy and the Super Cup.
Miller joined Sliema Wanderers as player/coach during this time he won the Premier League (1994–95)
Miller joined the technical set up of Hibernians in 1996, remaining with the club until 1999. Miller was then associated with the Malta Football Association until 2008, serving as head coach of the Malta national under-21 football team. Following the Premier League triumph in 2008–09, Miller crossed the divide and joined Valletta where he spent two years as manager.[3]
In 2015, Miller took over Qormi, who were bottom of the League, after Josef Mansueto's resignation.[4] In the following season, Miller rejoined Hibernians leading them to another Premier League title, the 12th in their history. In the 2017–18 season, following a run of results which saw them drop to seventh in the League table, Miller and Hibernians mutually parted ways.[5]
He was appointed the head coach of Mosta in November 2018[6] and left Mosta by mutual agreement in June 2020, after reaching a 9th and an 8th place in the league.[7]
On 22 June 2020 Miller was appointed as new head coach of the Maltese Premier League side Balzan F.C., signing a two-years contract.[8] On 19 October 2021 he stepped down from his position, after a 2–1 defeat against his former team Floriana.[9] In June 2022, Miller was appointed manager of Żabbar St. Patrick.[10]
Honours Edit
Player Edit
- Floriana
- Maltese Premier League: 1992–93
- Maltese FA Trophy: 1992–93
- Maltese Super Cup: 1992–93
Managerial Edit
- Hibernians
- Maltese Premier League: 2008–09, 2016–17
- Maltese FA Trophy: 1997–98
- Valletta
Footnotes Edit
- ^ "Mark Miller". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Jalkapallokirja 1988. Suomen Palloliitto. 1988. p. 190. ISBN 951-9392-23-8.
- ^ "Mark Miller and Gilbert Agius will lead Valletta next season". Valletta F.C. 8 June 2012.
- ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (5 February 2015). "Miller agrees to take over as Qormi coach". Times of Malta.
- ^ "Hibernians FC part ways with coach Mark Miller". The Malta Independent. 5 March 2018.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (22 November 2018). "Miller named new Mosta coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (17 June 2020). "Miller leaves Mosta FC". Times of Malta. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (22 June 2020). "Miller named as new Balzan coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (19 October 2021). "Balzan FC part ways with coach Mark Miller". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡..., facebook.com, 13 June 2022