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Skënder Ahmet Halili (born 20 August 1940 – 13 December 1982) was an Albanian football player who played for 17 Nëntori, Dinamo and the Albania national team.

Skënder Halili

Personal information
Full name	Skënder Ahmet Halili
Date of birth	(1940-08-20)20 August 1940
Place of birth	Tiranë, Albania
Date of death	13 December 1982(1982-12-13) (aged 42)
Place of death	Tiranë, Albania
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1954–1957	Puna Tiranë
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	17 Nëntori
1959–1961	Dinamo
1963–1966	17 Nëntori
National team
1963–1965	Albania	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Halili played for Dinamo Tirana from December 1959 until December 1961, when he was suspended for a year after he wanted to, but was not allowed to, leave Dinamo.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland.[2]

Personal life

In 1966, he was arrested and imprisoned for 11 months for allegedly doing business on the black market en later sent to work in the copper mines. It automatically meant his playing career finished at 26. He died in December 1982 from a serious illness.[1]

Honours

Dinamo

• Albanian National Championship (1): 1960

17 Nëntori

• Albanian National Championship (2): 1964–65, 1965–66[3]
• Republic Cup (1): 1962–63

References

External links

• Skënder Halili at National-Football-Teams.com

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