Kujtim Shala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Prizren, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | 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 XI | 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 | |||
Kujtim Shala (Croatian: Kujtim Šalja; born 13 July 1964) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Croatia at international level.
International career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ Gemeinsam zum Erfolg finden - Die Rheinpfalz (in German)
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External links
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Prizren
- Kosovo Albanians
- Croatian people of Albanian descent
- Croatian people of Kosovan descent
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- Men's association football midfielders
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- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Stade Rennais FC players
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- Chemnitzer FC players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players
- VfR Mannheim players
- Yugoslav First League players
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