Skënder Begeja

Skënder Begeja (5 February 1924 - 3 October 2010) is a former Albanian football forward. He made four appearances for the Albanian national team.

Skënder Begeja
Personal information
Full name Skënder Begeja
Date of birth (1924-02-05)5 February 1924
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Date of death 3 October 2010(2010-10-03) (aged 86)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1944 Shprefeja
1945–1947 SK Tirana
1948–1950 Akademik Sofia
1952–1958 Dinamo Tirana
National team
1947 Albania 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Begeja studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.[1] He was the first Albanian athlete to run the 100 meters under 11 seconds.[2]

During his football career Begeja played for Shprefeja (1942–1945), Bulgarian Akademik Sofia (1948–50) and Dinamo Tirana (1952–58).[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a May 1947 Balkan Cup match against Romania and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1947 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia.[4]

Personal life

After retiring as a player in 1958, Begeja worked as a reserve team coach with Dinamo and was deputy to head coach Skënder Jareci. He also worked for the FSHF and the Albanian Olympic committee. He died on 3 October 2010, aged 86.[2]

Honours

Dinamo Tirana

References
  1. Q. Stafa High School website. "Historiku". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
  2. Retrospektivë: Skënder Begeja, "ekspresi" i futbollit shqiptar - Ikub (in Albanian)
  3. "Skënder Begeja". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  5. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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