Hamdi Bakalli
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hamdi Bakalli | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1991 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Shkodër, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1944 | Vllaznia | ||
1945 | Ylli I Kuq Shkodër | ||
1945–1947 | Vllaznia | ||
1947–1949 | Partizani | ||
1950 | Vllaznia | ||
1950–1955 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
1955–1960 | Vllaznia | ||
National team | |||
1950–1953 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hamdi Bakalli (1923–1991) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër, Ylli I Kuq Shkodër, Partizani Tirana and Dinamo Tirana. He was also a member of the Albania national team between 1950 and 1953.
Club career[]
A native of Shkodër, Bakalli played for hometown club Vllaznia but also had successful spells at capital clubs Partizani and Dinamo Tirana with whom he won a total of 7 league titles. On 20 March 1947, he scored the first ever goal of the KF Tirana–Partizani Tirana rivalry.[1]
International career[]
He made his debut for Albania in a September 1950 friendly match against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1953 friendly match against Poland.[2]
Personal life[]
He was part of a footballing family, as all of his four brothers, Xhabir, Alush, Xhevat and Rifat were also footballers during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s in Albania.[3]
Honours[]
- Albanian Superliga: 7
- 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955[4]
References[]
- ^ "Refik Resmja, bomberi i derbit". Panorama. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ^ Bakalli, sulmuesi i shquar i tee skuadrave
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- 1923 births
- 1997 deaths
- Footballers from Shkodër
- Association football forwards
- Albanian footballers
- Albania international footballers
- KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
- FK Partizani Tirana players
- FK Dinamo Tirana players
- Albanian Superliga players