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{{Short description|Maltese former international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joe Brincat
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Joseph Brincat
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1970|3|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ħamrun]], [[Malta]]
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position = Attacking midfielder / Left winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1986–1994 | clubs1 = [[Ħamrun Spartans F.C.|Ħamrun Spartans]]   | caps1 = 105| goals1 = 25
| years2 = 1995–1998 | clubs2 = [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]                 | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 23
| years3 = 1998–2002 | clubs3 = [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]]             | caps3 = 94 | goals3 = 48
| years4 = 2002–2006 | clubs4 = [[Sliema Wanderers F.C.|Sliema Wanderers]] | caps4 = 83 | goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = [[Floriana F.C.|Floriana]]                 | caps5 = 4  | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Malta national football team|Malta]]
| nationalcaps1 = 103 | nationalgoals1 = 6
| manageryears1 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs1 = [[San Gwann F.C.|San Gwann]]
}}
'''Joseph Brincat''' (born 5 March 1970<ref>'''RSSSF''', [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/intl-app-trivia.html International Appearances - Trivia]</ref>) is a [[Malta|Maltese]] former international [[football (soccer)|football]]er who earned a total of 103 caps for the [[Malta national football team|Maltese national team]], scoring six goals.<ref>'''Maltese Football Association''', [http://www.mfa.com.mt/International/internat.htm NATIONAL ‘A’ PLAYERS APPEARANCES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430143108/http://www.mfa.com.mt/International/internat.htm |date=30 April 2008 }}</ref> He played for many clubs including Birkirkara FC, Sliema Wanderers, and Floriana.

Joe Brincat is a Hamrun Spartans product and started his career with the club at the age of 17 in the championship winning team of that same year. With the senior squad of Hamrun, Joe Brincat won the MFA Player of the year whilst donning the Hamrun Spartans shirt, while he was a key player in major trophies won by the Hamrun squad at the time, which include the Premier League three times, four times the FA trophy, 5 times the Maltese Super Cup and once the Euro Cup..

==International career==
Brincat played 103 times (including 2 unofficial games) for the Maltese national football team, scoring five goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malt-recintlp.html|title=Malta - Record International Players|accessdate=26 March 2024|website=[[RSSSF]]|last=Mamrud|first=Roberto}}</ref> He made his debut way back in October 1987 when the national team, then under coach Gencho Dobrev, played a friendly against England B who won 2–0. He made his last appearance for the Maltese national team in 2004 in a friendly tournament match against [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]].<ref>'''Malta Football''', [http://www.maltafootball.com/archive/news/2004-02.shtml News - February 2004]</ref> Brincat is in third place for the all-time list of appearances for the Maltese national team.

==Personal life==
He is married to Rita and has two daughters - Beverly (born 1995) and Mariah (born 1999).<ref>'''Malta Today''', [http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2002/0630/sport.html Sliema had been courting Brincat for eight years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927094529/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2002/0630/sport.html |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 9 June 1991 || [[Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex|Sports Complex]], [[Daejeon]], [[South Korea]] || {{fb|EGY}} || 5–2 || Loss || [[1991 President's Cup Football Tournament|President's Cup 1991]]
|-
| 2. || 27 November 1991 || [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]], [[Attard]], [[Malta]] || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || 2–0 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 3. || 7 November 1993 || [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]] || {{fb|GAB}} || 1–2 || Win || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 30 April 1997 || [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]], [[Attard]], [[Malta]] || {{fb|FRO}} || 1–2 || Loss || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1998 FIFA World Cup qual.]]
|-
| 5. || 8 February 1998 || [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]], [[Attard]], [[Malta]] || {{fb|LAT}} || 2–1 || Win || [[1998 Rothmans International Tournament|Rothmans Tournament 1998]]
|-
| 6. || 2 September 1998 || [[Ta' Qali National Stadium]], [[Attard]], [[Malta]] || {{fb|GER}} || 1–2 || Loss ||  [[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| colspan="15"|<small>''Correct as of 22 February 2017''<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=2639 Joe Brincat]</ref></small>	
|-
|}

==Honours==
;Ħamrun Spartans
*'''[[Maltese Premier League]]: 3'''
:: [[1986–87 Maltese Premier League|1987]], [[1987–88 Maltese Premier League|1988]], [[1990–91 Maltese Premier League|1991]]

*'''[[Maltese FA Trophy|FA Trophy]]: 3'''
:: 1987, 1988, 1992

;Birkirkara
*'''[[Maltese Premier League]]: 1'''
:: [[1999–2000 Maltese Premier League|2000]]

*'''[[Maltese FA Trophy|FA Trophy]]: 1'''
:: 2002

;Sliema Wanderers
*'''[[Maltese Premier League]]: 3'''
:: [[2002–03 Maltese Premier League|2003]], [[2003–04 Maltese Premier League|2004]], [[2004–05 Maltese Premier League|2005]]

*'''[[Maltese FA Trophy|FA Trophy]]: 1'''
:: 2004

==See also==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}

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[[Category:People from Ħamrun]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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[[Category:Floriana F.C. players]]
[[Category:Birkirkara F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sliema Wanderers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Maltese Premier League players]]
[[Category:FIFA Men's Century Club]]

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