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. 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.

External links

• Louis Pace at National-Football-Teams.com