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Bledar Devolli
Bledar Devolli (born 15 January 1978) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. Club career He was released by the Flamurtari chairman Shpëtim Gjika on 19 July 2011, along with three other main players, Daniel Xhafaj, Sebino Plaku and Julian Ahmataj. He joined Shkumbini on 30 July 2012. International career Devolli was first introduced to the national team in 2000 when he was called up to participate in the 2000 Rothmans International Tournament. He made his debut on 6 February by playing in the first half of the opening match versus Andorra which finished in a comfortable 3–0 win. His second appearance occurred two days later against Azerbaijan as Albania won 1–0. In the last match Devolli was rested as Albania defeated hosts of Malta to secure the first place with 9 points and the first title. Management career Devolli started his management career on 8 July 2014 as he became the new coach of his boyhood club Luftëtari for the 2014–15 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as "a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of large estate". The city is overlooked by Gjirokastër Fortress, where the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival is held every five years. It is the birthplace of former Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha, and author Ismail Kadare. The city appears in the historical record dating back in 1336 by its Greek name, gkm, Αργυρόκαστρο, Argyrókastro, label=none, as part of the Byzantine Empire. It became part of the Orthodox Christian diocese of ''Dryinoupolis and Argyrokastro'' after the destruction of nearby Adrianoupolis.Giakoumis, Konstantinos (2010).The Orthodox Church in Albania Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Kamza
Football Club Kamza was a football club based in Kamëz, Albania. Founded on 10 September, the club has competed in the lower levels of Albanian football for much of its history, except for the 2011–12 season where they were promoted to the Kategoria Superiore for the first time but they were relegated in their debut season and have competed in the First Division since. History Background The first game of football to be played in Kamëz took place on 26 July 1908, as a celebration of the Young Turk Revolution which was triggered 16 days earlier by Ahmed Niyazi Bey, who was Albanian. The game was organised by Refik Toptani of the noble Toptani family and it featured two groups of youths from Kamëz and Tiranë, named Tërkuzaj and Agimi respectively. The game took place on a field near Toptani's home, which is the current location of the Sevasti & Parashqevi Qirjazi University, near the Agricultural University of Tirana in Kodër Kamez. Around 1,200 people gathered from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andorra National Football Team
The Andorra national football team ( ca, Selecció de futbol d'Andorra) represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fifth smallest of any UEFA country (only Liechtenstein, San Marino, Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands are smaller). Andorra's first official game was a 6–1 defeat in a friendly match to Estonia in 1996. Since the qualifying rounds for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament, Andorra have competed in qualifying for every European Championship and World Cup but have had very little success. They have only won thirteen matches since becoming recognised by FIFA in 1996. History Though the Andorran Football Federation formed in 1994, and the domestic league started in 1995, the national team could not participate in major championships until it gained affiliation with governing bodies FIFA and U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Rothmans International Tournament ...
The 2000 Malta International Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Malta International Tournament. The tournament, held between 6 February and 10 February 2000, was contested by Malta, Albania, Andorra and Azerbaijan. Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Winner Statistics Goalscorers See also China Cup Cyprus International Football Tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Malta International Tournament 1999–2000 in Maltese football 1999–2000 in Azerbaijani football 1999–2000 in Albanian football 1999–2000 in Andorran football 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Ahmataj
Julian Ahmataj (born 24 May 1979 in Elbasan) is a former Albanian football player and current head coach. He usually played on the left side of the defence or the midfield but could also play in the centre as both a defender and a midfielder. Flamurtari He was released by the Flamurtari chairman Shpëtim Gjika on 19 July 2011, along with three other main players, Daniel Xhafaj, Sebino Plaku and Bledar Devolli Bledar Devolli (born 15 January 1978) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. Club career He was released by the Flamurtari chairman Shpëtim Gjika on 19 July 2011, along with three other main players, Daniel Xhafaj, Sebin .... National team statistics References External links * 1979 births Living people Footballers from Elbasan Albanian footballers Albanian men's footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Albania international footballers KF Elbasani players KF Bylis Ballsh players FK Dinamo T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebino Plaku
Sebino Plaku (born 20 May 1985) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Football Superleague of Kosovo club SC Gjilani. Club career Early career Plaku joined the Partizani academy as a teenager and was eventually promoted to the first team ahead of the 2003–04 season, where he made six Kategoria Superiore appearances in the first half of the season. He scored his first senior goal on 11 October in an Albanian Cup game against Fushë Mbreti that finished 6–0 to Partizani. He scored another goal in the next round of the Albanian Cup in a 6–1 win over Kastrioti. In January 2004, Plaku was loaned out to Besëlidhja in the Kategoria e Parë for the remainder of the season in order to gain more first team experience, where he scored twice in the Kategoria e Parë as he helped Besëlidhja to a comfortable mid table finish. He returned to Partizani at the end of the season but did not manage to break through into the first team, making only four appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Xhafaj
Daniel Xhafaj (born 8 March 1977) is an Albanian retired professional footballer. Mainly as a striker, he could also play as second striker. He spent the majority of career playing in Albania where he enjoyed success with Dinamo Tirana, Teuta Durrës, Tirana, Besa Kavajë and Skënderbeu Korçë. Throughout his 20-year career, Xhafaj was known for his goalscoring ability and for being a deadly striker inside the zone. With 204 goals, he is the second top goalscorer in Albanian Superliga history. An Albania international, Xhafaj has been capped only once with Albania in 2007. Club career Early career A Flamurtari Vlorë product, Xhafaj made his professional debut in the 1995–96 season. He found more space to play in the next season, appearing in 11 league matches, but still went goalless. Xhafaj scored his first goal during the 1997–98 season. He went on to score two more times during that season, as Flamurtari avoided relegation for only three points. Xhafaj enjoyed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akademia E Futbollit
Akademia e Futbollit is an Albanian football academy based in Tiranë. The academy was opened on 22 September 2015 by former Albania international Alban Bushi Alban Bushi (born 20 August 1973) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku". During his playing career he played as a striker. Bushi .... They operate age groups between under-7s and under-21s. The club currently competes in the Kategoria Superiore U-21, the newly-formed under-21 top flight. References Football clubs in Albania Association football clubs established in 2015 Football clubs in Tirana {{Albania-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Turbina
Klubi i Futbollit Turbina Cërrik is an Albanian professional football club based in Cërrik, Elbasan County that competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Founded in 1956 as Puna Cërrik, it was renamed to Turbina Cërrik in 1958. The club's home ground is the Nexhip Trungu Stadium in Cërrik. History The club was founded in 1956 as Puna Cërrik, during a period in which the majority of clubs in Albania were instructed to be named Puna, meaning work in Albanian, by the ruling Communist regime. The club was renamed Turbina Cërrik in 1958 and was an amateur club for much of its early history, playing in the lower leagues before finishing runners-up in the 1982–83 Kategoria e Dytë season and achieving promotion to the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier, for the first time in the club's history. They finished 7th out of 14 in their debut season in the Kategoria e Parë, but were subsequently relegated the following season after finishing bottom of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Dinamo Tirana
Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist regime, the club was historically affiliated to the Interior Ministry and having won 18 National Championships, it is considered to be the second most decorated club after local rivals KF Tirana. History The club was officially founded on 3 March 1950 by the Interior Ministry of Albania during the communist regime under dictator Enver Hoxha. They won four consecutive championships from 1950 to 1953. During this time, Dinamo recorded a hot streak of 25 consecutive wins, a record in Albanian football and 4th longest domestic winning streak in Europe. In 1967, Dinamo won its 9th championship by leaving Tirana, then 17 Nëntori, one point behind, who was expelled for the tournament three weeks before the end. This championship is not official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Drenica
KF Drenica ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik Drenica), commonly known as Drenica is a professional football club based in Skënderaj, Kosovo. The club plays in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country. Players Current squad Personnel Historical list of coaches * Valdet Shoshi (2005 - 2007) * Tahir Lushtaku ( - 3 Jun 2013) * Fadil Rama (30 Jun 2013 - 18 Sep 2013) * Afrim Jashari (19 Sep 2013 - 16 Mar 2014) * Mehmet Mehmeti (18 Mar 2014 - Jun 2015) * Fadil Rama (29 Jul 2015 - Sep 2015) * Valdet Shoshi (16 Sep 2015 - 17 Mar 2016) * Fadil Rama (18 Mar 2016 -Jun 2016) * Afrim Jashari (Jul 2016 - 25 Nov 2016) * Bekim Shotani (17 Jun 2017 - Dec 2017) * Sadat Pajaziti (4 Jan 2018 - Jun 2018) * Tahir Lushtaku (Jul 2018 - Dec 2019) * Gani Sejdiu (3 Jan 2020 -) Bledar Devolli, trajner i ri i Bledar Devolli Bledar Devolli (born 15 January 1978) is an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
