During his career, he played as a defender for Valletta and Sliema Wanderers.
Nicknamed Snickers, Farrugia made his debut for Malta in a September 1977 friendly match away against Tunisia and earned a total of 32 caps (including 3 unofficial), scoring 1 goal.
[1] His final international was a March 1985 World Cup qualification match away against West Germany.
Farrugia has worked for the Malta Football Association and was assistant to Edwin Camilleri at the Malta national under-21 football team[3] and to Branko Nišević at the U-19's.
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