Lin Shllaku
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lin Shllaku | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
Date of death | 8 August 2016 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Tirana, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1956 | Vllaznia | ||
1956–1971 | Partizani | ||
National team | |||
1963–1970 | Albania | 15 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1972–1973 | Partizani (assistant) | ||
1973–1974 | Besëlidhja | ||
1974–1975 | Partizani (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Lin Shllaku (12 July 1938 - 8 August 2016) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana, as well as the Albania national team.[1][2]
Playing career[]
Club[]
Born in Shkodër, Shllaku started with local club Vllaznia but played the largest part of his career for army club Partizani, with whom he won 7 league titles.[3] He also won 7 domestic cups and was Partizani and national team captain for 7 years.[4]
International[]
He made his debut for Albania in a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1970 European Championship qualification away against Poland.[5]
Managerial career[]
After retiring as a player, he became an assistant at Partizani before being named coach of Besëlidhja.[4]
Personal life[]
After the fall of communism, Shllaku lived in Kavala, Greece for 12 years.[4]
Death[]
He died of a lung disease on 8 August 2016 at the Shefqet Ndroqi Hospital.[6]
Honours[]
- Albanian Superliga: 7
References[]
- ^ Lin Shllaku: Ju tregoj “sherrin” me zviceranët për një… top[permanent dead link]
- ^ 11v11 profile
- ^ I jepet lamtumira e fundit ikonës së futbollit Lin Shllaku - Gazeta Shqip(in Albanian)
- ^ a b c Lin Shllaku: Ju tregoj “sherrin” me zviceranët për një… top - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Ndahet nga jeta, Lin Shllaku, legjenda e Partizanit - Koha Jone (in Albanian)
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
External links[]
- Lin Shllaku at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1938 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from Shkodër
- Association football midfielders
- Albanian footballers
- Albania international footballers
- KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
- FK Partizani Tirana players
- Albanian Superliga players
- Albanian football managers
- Besëlidhja Lezhë managers
- Albanian Superliga managers
- Albanian football midfielder stubs