Altin Masati

Altin Masati
Personal information
Place of birth	Albania
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1993	Tomori
1993–1994	Oțelul
1994–1998	Tractorul Brașov
1998–2000	Oneşti
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 19, 2023

Altin Masati is an Albanian retired footballer who played in his career as a left-sided defender for a series of Romanian clubs in the '90s.^[1]^[2]

Club career

According to some sources he holds the record of the longest spell in Romanian football for a foreign player, having spent 10 years there.^[3] Also, a top of the foreign players with the most appearances in the Romanian Liga II rates him second with 96 games for Tractorul Brașov and FC Onești.^[4] In the 1999–2000 season he played in the Romanian Liga I with FC Onești, scoring a goal in Round 29 against Rocar București.^[5] Since 2000 he returned in Albania and opened a luxurious restaurant in the city of Berat.^[6]

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References

↑ "Nicolae Puiu: "Am fost mai tare ca Ceauşescu"". Apropo.ro. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Pentru moldoveni a jucat şi un fundaş stânga albanez Altin Masati.
↑ "The foreign footballers who played in Divizia A all-time". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Albania • 16 players • Altin Masati (Oţelul Galaţi – 1994–95), (Tractorul Braşov) & (FC Braşov)
↑ "Invazia stranierilor". Ziarul de Iasi. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Un caz interesant este cel al lui Altin Masati, care a petrecut 10 ani in Romania (record in materie) la Otelul Galati si FC Onesti.
↑ "80 de străini pentru Liga 2". Liga2.ro. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Luat la nivel general, din 1990 până în prezent au jucat în eşalonul secund 353 fotbalişti străini. [...] Un top 5 al celor mai multe prezenţe se prezintă astfel: Gideon Eijebitimi 159 (între 2002–2010 la Apulum, Minaur Zlatna, Petrolul Ploieşti, FC Vaslui, Municipal Reşiţa, Forex şi Minerul Lupeni), Altin Masati 96 (între 1994–1998, la Tractorul Braşov şi FC Oneşti).
↑ "Romania 1999/2000". RSSSF . Retrieved 9 February 2011. Round 29. Onesti 1-5 Rocar [Masati 54 / Mitu 23,34, Dobre 43,55, Vrajitoarea 85]
↑ "Soarta "Legiunii exotice" din Romania". Adevărul. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Merita amintit si Altin Masati, fostul fundas stînga de la Otelul, Tractorul Brasov si FC Onesti. Anul trecut s-a întors în Albania, la Berat, unde si-a deschis un restaurant de lux, cu piscina în fata!

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[1] "Nicolae Puiu: "Am fost mai tare ca Ceauşescu"". Apropo.ro. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Pentru moldoveni a jucat şi un fundaş stânga albanez Altin Masati.

[2] "The foreign footballers who played in Divizia A all-time". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Albania • 16 players • Altin Masati (Oţelul Galaţi – 1994–95), (Tractorul Braşov) & (FC Braşov)

[3] "Invazia stranierilor". Ziarul de Iasi. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Un caz interesant este cel al lui Altin Masati, care a petrecut 10 ani in Romania (record in materie) la Otelul Galati si FC Onesti.

[4] "80 de străini pentru Liga 2". Liga2.ro. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Luat la nivel general, din 1990 până în prezent au jucat în eşalonul secund 353 fotbalişti străini. [...] Un top 5 al celor mai multe prezenţe se prezintă astfel: Gideon Eijebitimi 159 (între 2002–2010 la Apulum, Minaur Zlatna, Petrolul Ploieşti, FC Vaslui, Municipal Reşiţa, Forex şi Minerul Lupeni), Altin Masati 96 (între 1994–1998, la Tractorul Braşov şi FC Oneşti).

[5] "Romania 1999/2000". RSSSF . Retrieved 9 February 2011. Round 29. Onesti 1-5 Rocar [Masati 54 / Mitu 23,34, Dobre 43,55, Vrajitoarea 85]

[6] "Soarta "Legiunii exotice" din Romania". Adevărul. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Merita amintit si Altin Masati, fostul fundas stînga de la Otelul, Tractorul Brasov si FC Onesti. Anul trecut s-a întors în Albania, la Berat, unde si-a deschis un restaurant de lux, cu piscina în fata!

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