Ilir Shulku (born 21 January 1969) is an Albanian retired professional footballer, who played the majority of his career for Partizani Tirana.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1969-01-21) 21 January 1969 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1997 | Partizani | 163 | (14) |
1997 | Apollon Athens | 1 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Partizani | 5 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 44 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Partizani | 23 | (4) |
National team | |||
1993–1999 | Albania | 40 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2004 | Partizani | ||
2005–2006 | Besa | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Shulku had a three-month spell with Apollon Athens in the Greek Alpha Ethniki[1] and played one and a half season for German Regionalliga side Eintracht Nordhorn.[2]
Shulku made his debut for the Albania national team in a February 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 40 caps, scoring one goal.[3] His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Georgia.[4]
Shulku is married to Evis and they have two children.[5] He has been general secretary of the Albanian FA since November 2012.[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Albania | 1993 | 7 | 0 |
1994 | 4 | 0 | |
1995 | 7 | 0 | |
1996 | 2 | 0 | |
1997 | 6 | 0 | |
1998 | 8 | 1 | |
1999 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 1 |
Partizani
FK Partizani Tirana – managers | |
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