Floriana Head Coach Darren Abdilla has been named VBET November Coach of the Month.
In a tight vote, Darren received 18 out of 56 votes, narrowly beating Marsaxlokk coach Enzo Potenza, who got 16 votes, and Sliema Wanderers head coach Paul Zammit, who came close with 15 votes.
During November, Darren led Floriana to three impressive victories:
- 3-1 against Birkirkara (MW11)
- 1-0 against Mosta (MW12)
- 2-0 against Hibernians (MW13) and a valuable 0-0 draw against Sliema Wanderers at the start of the month (November) (MW10).
The award was presented by Mr. Adam Calleja, Business Development Director for SoftConstruct Malta.
Here is a career profile of Darren Abdilla:
- Born 10.07.1979, aged 45 (UEFA Pro licence)
- 322 games as first-team coach, including 185 in the Premier League
- Super Cup winners with Valletta (2019)
- 1st Division champions with Gzira United (2015/16)
- Qualified for the next round in European competitions 8 times – 6 with Gzira United, 1 with Floriana, and 1 with Valletta
- Coached 30 UEFA matches (20 with Gzira United, 6 with Valletta, and 4 with Floriana), sharing the most European competition games with Mark Miller among Maltese coaches
- The only coach in Malta to qualify for two consecutive rounds twice in a row (2022 & 2023), both with Gzira United (in the UEFA Conference League)
- Before coaching Floriana, Valletta, and Gzira United, he also coached Birzebbuga St Peter’s and Ghaxaq in the lower divisions from 2007 to 2012.
