Gramoz Kurtaj (born 30 April 1991) is a Kosovan

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manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Kurtaj was born in Pristina,

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. When Kosovo started playing international matches in 2016, Kurtaj said he had made himself available for selection by the national team. He is friends with ex-Hamilton player Tomáš Černý.

Career

Kurtaj spent his early career in Germany with Hertha BSC II,

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and Carl Zeiss Jena, and in the Czech Republic with Baník Most. In July 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Hamilton Academical. Kurtaj scored his first Hamilton goal four minutes into a 2–1 defeat to champions

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, scoring a header to make it 1–0 Hamilton at the time. He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Style of play

Kurtaj has been compared to ex-Hamilton player

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurtaj, Gramoz 1991 births German people of Kosovan descent Living people German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hertha BSC II players TSG Neustrelitz players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players FK Baník Most 1909 players Hamilton Academical F.C. players SHB Da Nang FC players Thanh Hóa FC players SC Gjilani players Nam Định F.C. players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Czech National Football League players Scottish Premier League players V.League 1 players Football Superleague of Kosovo players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland German expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam