Viktor Paço (born 7 December 1971 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired international

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player.

Club career

A much-travelled striker, Paço has played for hometown club

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as well as in Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Israël, Turkey and the United States. He was topscorer in the interrupted 1996–97 Albanian Superliga season with 14 goals in 13 matches without playing in the play-off finals as he had already left the club for Slovenian side Maribor Branik during the 1997 Pyramid crisis.

International career

He made his debut for Albania in an October 1996

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match against Portugal in Tirana and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 1997 World Cup qualification match away against Ukraine.

Personal life

Currently he lives in the United States with his wife Enkela and their two children, where he is coaching youth soccer in the

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area.

Honours

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Albania – Championship Winning Teams
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