Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj (born 15 June 1976) is an Albanian retired professional

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who played as a centre-back. He made 25 appearances and scored one goal for the Albania national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Fakaj had spells in Spain, Cyprus and Germany, before ending up in Belgium with

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, where he lined up alongside

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International career

Fakaj made his debut for the Albania national team in an August 1995

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away against

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and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring one goal. His final international was an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against

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* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian footballers Association football central defenders Albania international footballers Segunda División B players 2. Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Flamurtari FC players CD Toledo players Eintracht Nordhorn players Hannover 96 players SV Meppen players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players K.R.C. Genk players MSV Duisburg players KF Tirana players FK Partizani Tirana players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Belgium Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Albania-footy-defender-stub