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Albania At The 2013 Mediterranean Games
Albania competed at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey from the 20th to 30 June 2013. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Women ;Track & road events Boxing ;Men Cycling Football Men's tournament ;Team COACH: Skënder Gega The following players were called up and participated in the 2013 Mediterranean Games football tournament, which began on 19 June in Mersin, Turkey. aSport.al Current coaching staff: ;Standings Results ---- ---- Classification 5–8 matches Seventh place match Gymnastics Artistic |
Albanian National Olympic Committee
The Albanian National Olympic Committee ''( Albanian: Komiteti Olimpik Kombëtar Shqiptar - KOKSH)'' is a non-profit organisation and the legal authority of Albania's participation in the Olympic Games. As a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is responsible for the development and management of all olympic related activities in the country. Members of the committee are 46 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and ten members. It is based in the country's capital, Tirana. History The National Olympic Committee of Albania (KOKSH) was founded in 1958 and a year later gained recognition by the International Olympic Committee. From the year of its foundation until 1989 the committee was known by the name ''"The General Council Committee of Sportspersons of Albania"'' and included in its core all the sports federations in the country. With the change of the political system in Albania, in 1990, the committee was restruc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkader Chadi
Abdelkader Chadi (born 12 December 1986) is an Algerian boxer who won the All-African title 2007 at featherweight and 2015 at junior welter. He also qualified for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Chadi beat Roberto Adjaho in the semis and Alaa Shili in the final of the Featherweight competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games. In 2008 he qualified for the Beijing Olympics by beating Shili again. He skipped the final against Mahdi Ouatine. He had weight problems and competed at lightweight in the months before the Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he beat Sailom Adi in the last 16, before losing to Yakup Kılıç in the last 8. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed at lightweight, losing to Fatih Keleş in the first round. In the 2016 Summer Olympics he lost to Joedison Teixeira of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Tirana
Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 recognized major domestic trophies. They play their home games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana and they play in the Kategoria Superiore. The club was founded on 15 August 1920 as Sport Klub Tirana (in English: Sport Club Tirana), but then, they name changed to Shoqata e Futbollit Agimi (in English: Agimi Football Association) and they had since participated in List of unrelegated association football clubs, all the top tier national championships ever held in Albania. However, the ninth-place finish in the 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore, 2016–17 season relegated the club to the Albanian First Division (second-tier) for the first time in their history. They have competed under the name of SK Tirana between 1927 and 1947, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsel Çaka
Marsel Çaka (born 31 March 1995) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Dinamo in the Albanian First Division. Club career Çaka is a product of the KF Tirana academy which he joined as a child, before being promoted to the senior team in January 2013 where he featured in 5 league games in the 2012–13 season. He became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the first half of the 2013–14 season at the age of just 18. The return of veteran goalkeeper Ilion Lika meant that Çaka became the second choice goalkeeper. On 9 September, Çaka signed a long time contract with the club and was immediately loaned to Albanian First Division side Kamza for the rest of the season. International career Under-19 Çaka was part of the Albania U19 team selected for the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He featured in the last game of the tournament against Italy, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute for Aldo Teqja in the 3–1 loss for the seventh plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.Ιστορικά γεγονότα , Anorthosis Famagusta Official Website Anorthosis was one of the founding clubs of the in 1934. After the in 1974, they were forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Teqja
Aldo Teqja (born 4 May 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club FK Partizani Tirana. Club career Anorthosis Famagusta Teqja joined Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta in January 2011 from Dinamo Tirana for a reported fee of €60,000 as the side's first winter signing. He initially joined the youth team at the club before being promoted to the first team ahead to the 2013–14 season, where he acted as an understudy for Mathieu Valverde and Mario Vega. He made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 in a home tie against Omonia Nicosia which ended in a 2–1 defeat. Until the end of the season 2013-14 Teqja counted 3 appearances with Anorthosis Famagusta with one match without conceded a goal. In the penultimate game of the season he conceded 8 goals against APOEL FC as he finished the season with 3 league appearances. Loaned to Elpida Xylofagou On 22 August 2014 he was loaned out to Elpida Xylofagou in order to gain more first team e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skënder Gega
Skënder Gega (born 14 November 1963) is an Albanian retired football player and current manager. Playing career Club Gega played the majority of his career at Partizani, an Albanian team, whilst also having a two-year stint with German side Sportfreunde Siegen between 1990 and 1994. International He made his debut for Albania in an April 1987 Euro Championship qualification match against Austria and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden. Coaching career He was appointed the head coach of the Albania under-19s in February 2011 where he remained until October 2011, when he was promoted to the head coach of the Albania under-21s. During the summer of 2018, Gega joined Partizani Tirana, where he’d coach his team in the UEFA Europa League, Albanian Superliga, and the Albanian Cup. He won his first title as a manager, and the first for Partizani in 26 years. In June 2019, he le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugert Zhupa
Eugert Zhupa (born 4 April 1990 in Rrogozhinë) is an Albanian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2019. He won the Albanian National Road Race Championships four times. Major results ;2009 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2011 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2012 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships ;2013 : 1st Overall Tour of Albania ;2015 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2016 : National Road Championships ::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : 1st Balkan Elite Road Classics ;2018 : National Road Championships ::1st Time trial ::2nd Road race ;2019 : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Albania The Tour of Albania ( sq, Turi Çiklistik i Shqipërisë) is a multi-day cycling race held annually in Albania. In 2017, the race was added to the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which ... Grand Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2013 Mediterranean Games – Men's Road Time Trial
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, "cycling" also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles (HPVs). Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in densely populated European cities. Cycling is widely regarded as an effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances. Bicycles provide numerous possible benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
