Salvador Kaçaj (born 23 October 1967) is a retired Albanian football player. Kaçaj has a legal degree as well as a business degree that he earned by attending University in New York. He was presented with the title "Master of the sport" and decorated with "Gold Medal". Kaçaj is now married with four children.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salvador Kaçaj | ||
Date of birth | (1967-10-23) 23 October 1967 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Lezhë, Albania | ||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1990 | Besëlidhja | ||
1990–1991 | Skënderbeu | ||
1990–1991 | Kalotheas | ||
1992–1994 | Athinaikos | ||
1994–1999 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 28 | (4) |
1995–1997 | Omonia Nicosia | ||
1997–1998 | Levadiakos | ||
1998–2000 | Vllaznia | 11 | (1) |
National team | |||
1991–1996 | Albania | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kaçaj began playing football in Albania with the club Besëlidhja Lezhë, and moved to Greece in 1991. After one season in the Greek third division with Kallithea F.C.,[1] he joined Athinaikos F.C. in the Greek first division for two seasons.[2]
After three seasons in Cyprus with AC Omonia, he returned to Greece to play for Levadiakos F.C. in the Greek second division.[3]
He made his debut for Albania in a September 1991 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal.[4] His final international was a June 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Portugal.[5]
In May 2011, Kaçaj was elected town mayor of Shëngjin, a small touristic coastal town situated in Lezhë District.[6]
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