Louis Pace

Louis Pace
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-04-24)24 April 1948
Place of birth Valletta, Crown Colony of Malta
Date of death 20 October 2025(2025-10-20) (aged 77)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1974 Valletta 89 (1)
International career
1971–1972 Malta 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis Pace (24 April 1948 – 20 October 2025) was a Maltese footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pace played his entire career for Valletta, making his debut for them on 6 January 1966 in a Cassar Cup game against Hibernians.[1] He won the 1974 league title with the club and captained them in the UEFA Cup match against Inter Milan.[2]

International career

Pace made his debut for Malta in a May 1971 European Championship qualification match away against England and earned a total of five caps (no goals). His final international was a May 1972 World Cup qualification match away against Hungary.[3]

Personal life and death

Pace's family ran Valletta's Britannia Bar[4] and he started a well-known restaurant called Wiġi’s restaurant, in St. Julian's.[5]

Pace died on 20 October 2025, at the age of 77.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fenech, Gerald (21 October 2025). "Louis Pace – The Magical Defender – passes away – a tribute". The Maltese Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b Camilleri, Valhmor (21 October 2025). "Former Valletta FC and Malta defender Louis Pace dies, aged 77". Times of Malta. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Louis Pace, international football player". EU-football. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  4. ^ Stivala, Ally (21 October 2025). "Valletta FC Legend Louis Pace Dies At 77". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ^ Zammit, Nicole (21 October 2025). "Wiġi's Kitchen founder and former Valletta footballer Louis Pace passes away". Who's who.mt. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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