Eduard Kaçaçi (born 9 January 1967) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a forward for Partizani Tirana.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 January 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1991 | Partizani Tirana | ||
1998–1999 | FSG Schiffweiler | 34 | (23) |
International career | |||
1990 | Albania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
International career
editKaçaçi made his debut for Albania in a September 1990 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals.[1]
His second and final international was a November 1990 European Championship qualification match against France.[2]
Defection
editKaçaçi, alongside national team members Lorenc Leskaj and Genc Ibro, disappeared from the national team squad in March 1991 in Geneva on their way to Paris to play a European Championship qualifier against France.[3] At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. The players were later reported to have sought asylum in Switzerland.[4]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "Player Database".
- ^ Report - UEFA
- ^ SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
External links
edit- Eduard Kaçaçi at National-Football-Teams.com