Kolec Kraja (born 1934) is a former Albanian football who played for Partizani Tirana and the Albania national team.

Kolec Kraja
Personal information
Full name Kolec Kraja
Date of birth (1934-01-01) 1 January 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth Albania
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1964 Partizani
International career
1957–1963 Albania[1] 3 (2)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Partizani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He won the National Championship six times between 1957 and 1964 with Partizani Tirana.[2] He scored Partizani Tirana's first goal in a European competition, against IFK Norrköping in the 1962–63 European Cup. which was also the first goal scored by an Albanian in a European competition.[3]

International career

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He made his debut for Albania in a September 1957 friendly match against China and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria.[4]

Honours

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1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964[2]

References

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  1. ^ 11v11 profile
  2. ^ a b Albania Championship Winning Teams
  3. ^ Albania's biggest European success stories
  4. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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