Eduard Kaçaçi (born 9 January 1967) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a forward for Partizani Tirana.

Eduard Kaçaçi
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 57)
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

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Kaçaçi 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

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Kaçaçi, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Database".
  2. ^ Report - UEFA
  3. ^ SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
  5. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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