Fatos Daja (born 11 January 1968, in Albania) is a former Albanian football defender.[1] He earned 6 caps for the Albania national team during 1991 to 1997.[2]

Fatos Daja
Personal information
Full name Fatos Daja
Date of birth (1968-01-11) 11 January 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 17 Nëntori
1992–1999 St. Patrick 121 (19)
1999–2001 Ħamrun Spartans 44 (4)
2001–2002 Qormi 17 (2)
International career
1991–1997 Albania 6 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Qormi
2002–2003 Balzan Youths
2023–2024 St. Patrick (asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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He made his debut for Albania in a May 1991 European Championship qualification match in Tirana against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine.[3]

Managerial career

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As a manager, Daja got relegated with Qormi to the third level in 2002[4] and was coach of then-Maltese First Division side Balzan Youths in the 2002–03 season.[5]

Honours

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as a player
1995, 2000

References

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  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ International Caps
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Unlucky Qormi bow out with dignity". Times of Malta. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ All-Division One clashes today – Times of Malta
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