Kolec Kraja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kolec Kraja | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 1994 (aged 60) | ||
| 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 | |||
Kolec Kraja (28 November 1933 – 22 May 1994) was an Albanian football player who played for Partizani Tirana and the Albania national team. Kraja died on 22 May 1994, at the age of 60.[2]
Club career
[edit]He won the National Championship six times between 1957 and 1964 with Partizani Tirana.[3] 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.[4]
International career
[edit]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.[5]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 11v11 profile
- ^ Sport, Shkodra (22 May 2020). "Sot mbushen 26 vjet pa Kolec Krajën, sulmuesin e shquar të Vllaznisë, Partizanit e Kombëtares shqiptare". SHKODRA SPORT. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b Albania Championship Winning Teams
- ^ Albania's biggest European success stories
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Kolec Kraja at National-Football-Teams.com
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