Saviour Darmanin (born 7 February 1977 in Pietà, Malta) is a Maltese former professional footballer, who was most recently working with Maltese First Division side Vittoriosa Stars, where he was the club's assistant manager. During his career, he played as a goalkeeper. Saviour is remembered for being part of the Valletta squad that beat Juventus in 2008, where he saved a shot to win Valletta the game in the penalty shoot-out. Also, he now runs his own goalkeeping school in Malta.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Saviour Darmanin | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-02-07) 7 February 1977 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Vittoriosa, Malta | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pietà Hotspurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2004 | Pietà Hotspurs | 194 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Birkirkara | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | Vauxhall Motors | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Għajnsielem | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Valletta | 34 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Marsaxlokk | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 266 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2000 | Malta U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Malta | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Vittoriosa Stars (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2009 | |||
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