Shkëlqim Muça (born 19 March 1960) is an Albanian football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shkëlqim Muça | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, PR Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | 17 Nëntori Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1989 | 17 Nëntori Tirana | 192 | (87) |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1989 | Albania | 16 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Tirana | ||
| 1996–1998 | Teuta Durrës | ||
| 1998–1999 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tirana | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tirana | ||
| 2005 | Tirana | ||
| 2006–2007 | Tirana | ||
| 2009–2010 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2010–2011 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| 2011–2012 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| 2014 | Kukësi (Technical Director) | ||
| 2015 | Tirana | ||
| 2016– | Partizani (Director Multisportes) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editHe created the attacking trio Muça-Minga-Kola at Nëntori Tirana that was probably the best and most prolific attacking trio in the Albanian football at all times. All three players combined have scored around 400 goals for Tirana in little more than a decade.
Muça has won several championships and Albanian cups with Tirana as a footballer and as a coach.
International
editHe made his debut for Albania in a September 1982 European Championship qualification match away at Austria and earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 2 goals.[1] He played in the famous December 1984 home win over Belgium and his final international was an October 1987 European Championship qualification match against Romania.[2]
Legacy
editHe will be remembered by football fans as one of the finest Albanian footballers of the 1980s, skillful with the ball, but also distinguished as an extraordinary assist man, and a strong shooter. Muça's skills have been shown many times on the pitch: he could play in the center or the right side of the midfield.
Managerial career
editMuça has had one of the most successful coaching careers in the post '90 footballistic Albania, first as Tirana and Dinamo then as Flamurtari Vlorë coach.
He obtained the FIFA coaching license in May 2008.
Director career
editIn December 2015, Muça was employed as club chief by Partizani Tirana.[3]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Tirana[4]
Manager
edit- Tirana
- Albanian Superliga: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07
- Albanian Cup: 1995–96, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06
- Dinamo Tirana
- Skënderbeu Korçë
References
edit- ^ Albania - Record International Players - RSSSF
- ^ "Shkëlqim Muça - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Shkëlqim Muça, shef klubi te Partizani" [Shkëlqim Muça, club chief at Partizani] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Albania - Championship Winning Teams". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
edit- Shkëlqim Muça at National-Football-Teams.com
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