Kujtim Shala

Kujtim Shala (Croatian: Kujtim Šalja; born 13 July 1964) is a Croatian-Albanian[1][2] former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Kujtim Shala
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-13) 13 July 1964
Place of birth Prizren, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Liria Prizren 22 (3)
1983–1984 Partizan 24 (2)
1984–1989 Prishtina 112 (25)
1989–1991 Dinamo Zagreb 45 (16)
1991–1992 Rennes 27 (5)
1992–1993 Stuttgarter Kickers 33 (10)
1993–1995 Chemnitzer FC 42 (8)
1995–1996 Fortuna Düsseldorf 15 (0)
1996–1998 VfB Leipzig 50 (2)
1998–2000 VfR Mannheim 53 (9)
Total 423 (80)
International career
1990 Croatia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2005 FC Hochstätt Türkspor
2005–2006 Prishtina
2008 VfR Mannheim (youth)
2014 SVN Zweibrücken (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Shala made one appearance for the Croatia national team in a 2–1 win against the United States on 17 October 1990,[1][2] during a friendly match before the Croatian Football Federation was affiliated by FIFA in 1992.

Coaching career

Shala was the head coach of FC Prishtina in Kosovar Superliga. But after FC Prishtina failed to win the Kosovar Superliga, he was sacked.

In 2008 he was almost selected as head coach of the Kosovo national football team.[3] Shala was named assistant to manager Guido Hoffmann at SVN Zweibrücken in October 2014.[4]

Personal life

Shala was born in Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) and is of Albanian descent.[5][6] One of his two sons is fellow footballer Andis Shala.[7]

References
  1. "Shala: Želim prvu utakmicu igrati protiv Hrvatske!". Index.hr (in Croatian). 21 February 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. "Kujtim Shala". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. Shala: Mannheim statt Kosovo - RP online (in German)
  4. Gemeinsam zum Erfolg finden - Die Rheinpfalz (in German)
  5. "Shala: Mannheim statt Kosovo". Rheinische Post (in German). 1 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. "MCYS – support to Albanians in Croatia". Republic of Kosovo. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. "Dundee United confirm signings". Dundee United FC. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.


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