Fatos Daja (born 11 January 1968, in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

) is a former

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He earned 6 caps for the Albania national team during 1991 to 1997.

International career

He made his debut for

in a May 1991 European Championship qualification match in Tirana against

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and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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Managerial career

Daja was coach of then-

Maltese First Division The Maltese Challenge League (referred to as the BOV Challenge League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League. The First Division was the precursor of the present Premier L ...

side Balzan Youths in the 2002–03 season.All-Division One clashes today
– Times of Malta

References

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