Florian Myrtaj
Florian Myrtaj (born 15 September 1976) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Modena | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Sassuolo | 51 | (7) |
| 1997–1999 | Reggiolo | 64 | (23) |
| 1999–2000 | Alzano Virescit | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Teramo (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2000–2002 | Teramo | 53 | (41) |
| 2002–2003 | Cesena | 28 | (12) |
| 2003–2005 | Verona | 45 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | Catanzaro | 26 | (4) |
| 2006 | Perugia | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Teramo | 33 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Arezzo | 18 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Sorrento | 41 | (14) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2006 | Albania | 25 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C. youth section, is also an Italian citizen.
Club career
Myrtaj was born in Vlorë. He reached his highlight during his period at Verona, then in Serie B, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals.
Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena in co-ownership deal along with Christian Terlizzi. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona.[1] After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo; in September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo, and spent two seasons with the Campanian side.
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a January 2002 Bahrain Tournament match against Macedonia and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against Lithuania.[2]
International statistics
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 3 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 February 2003 | Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy |  | 5–0 | Won | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 12 February 2003 | Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy | | 5–0 | Won | Friendly | |||||
| 3. | 3 September 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  | 2–1 | Won | 2006 World Cup qual. | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[3] | |||||||||||
Post-playing career
After retirement, Myrtaj worked as a scout for Modena from July 2013 to February 2014.
References
- "CALCIOMERCATO, ALTRO COLPO DELL'HELLAS: ARRIVA IN GIALLOBLU' ANCHE FLORIAN MYRTAJ". Hellas Verona FC (in Italian). 11 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Football PLAYER: Florian Myrtaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
External links
- Florian Myrtaj at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Italian) Hellastory.net page on Florian Myrtaj
- Albania National Team Appearances