Saimir Malko (born 17 March 1970) is an
Albanian retired
footballer
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who played for
KS Lushnja
KF Lushnja is an Albanian football club based in the city of Lushnjë in the County of Fier. Their home ground is the Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë.
History
Early history
The club was origi ...
,
Partizani Tirana
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Dinamo Tirana
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Founded in 1950 during the communist ...
,
KF Tirana and
Flamurtari Vlorë.
Playing career
International
He made his debut for
Albania
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in a May 1994
friendly match
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away against
Macedonia and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 1996
FIFA World Cup qualification match away against
Northern Ireland
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Managerial career
After stints in charge of
Lushnja and
Kamza, Malko was appointed manager of
Besëlidhja in December 2012.
Honours
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Albanian Superliga: 3
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1995
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1996,
1999
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Albania - Championship Winning Teams
- RSSSF
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Malko, Saimir
1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Lushnjë
Albanian men's footballers
Albania men's international footballers
Albania men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
KF Lushnja players
FK Partizani Tirana players
FK Dinamo Tirana players
KF Tirana players
Flamurtari FC players
Kategoria Superiore players
Albanian football managers
KF Lushnja managers
FC Kamza managers
KF Besëlidhja Lezhë managers
Kategoria Superiore managers