Skënder Begeja (5 February 1924 - 3 October 2010) was a former Albanian football forward. He made four appearances for the Albanian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Skënder Begeja | ||
| Date of birth | (1924-02-05)5 February 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 2010(2010-10-03) (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1944 | Shprefeja | ||
| 1945–1947 | SK Tirana | ||
| 1948–1950 | Akademik Sofia | ||
| 1952–1958 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| National team | |||
| 1947 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Begeja studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.[1] He was the first Albanian athlete to run the 100 meters under 11 seconds.[2]
During his football career Begeja played for Shprefeja (1942–1945), Bulgarian Akademik Sofia (1948–50) and Dinamo Tirana (1952–58).[3]
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1947 Balkan Cup match against Romania and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1947 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia.[4]
After retiring as a player in 1958, Begeja worked as a reserve team coach with Dinamo and was deputy to head coach Skënder Jareci. He also worked for the FSHF and the Albanian Olympic committee. He died on 3 October 2010, aged 86.[2]