Kujtim Shala (Croatian: Kujtim Šalja; born 13 July 1964) is a Croatian-Albanian[1][2] former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Prizren, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Liria Prizren | 22 | (3) | |
| 1983–1984 | Partizan | 24 | (2) |
| 1984–1989 | Prishtina | 112 | (25) |
| 1989–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | 45 | (16) |
| 1991–1992 | Rennes | 27 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 33 | (10) |
| 1993–1995 | Chemnitzer FC | 42 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | VfB Leipzig | 50 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | VfR Mannheim | 53 | (9) |
| Total | 423 | (80) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | FC Hochstätt Türkspor | ||
| 2005–2006 | Prishtina | ||
| 2008 | VfR Mannheim (youth) | ||
| 2014 | SVN Zweibrücken (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editShala made one appearance for the Croatia national team in a 2–1 win against the United States on 17 October 1990,[1][2] during a friendly match before the Croatian Football Federation was affiliated by FIFA in 1992.
Coaching career
editShala was the head coach of FC Prishtina in Kosovar Superliga. But after FC Prishtina failed to win the Kosovar Superliga, he was sacked.
In 2008 he was almost selected as head coach of the Kosovo national football team.[3] Shala was named assistant to manager Guido Hoffmann at SVN Zweibrücken in October 2014.[4]
Personal life
editShala was born in Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) and is of Albanian descent.[5][6] One of his two sons is fellow footballer Andis Shala.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Shala: Želim prvu utakmicu igrati protiv Hrvatske!". Index.hr (in Croatian). 21 February 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Kujtim Shala". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Shala: Mannheim statt Kosovo - RP online (in German)
- ^ Gemeinsam zum Erfolg finden - Die Rheinpfalz (in German)
- ^ "Shala: Mannheim statt Kosovo". Rheinische Post (in German). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "MCYS – support to Albanians in Croatia". Republic of Kosovo. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Dundee United confirm signings". Dundee United FC. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
External links
edit- Kujtim Shala at WorldFootball.net
- Kujtim Shala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kujtim Shala at kicker (in German)
- Kujtim Shala at FBref.com
- Kujtim Shala at the Croatian Football Federation
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