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- ↑ Andrea Marko: Dinamos iu bë padrejtësi, t’i kthehet kompleksi
- ↑ Andrea Marko: Në Shqipëri, futbolli e trajneri në pozicion të vështirë - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ↑ Andrea Marko trajner i Kastriotit, debuton ndaj bluve Archived 20 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Andrea Marko: Si më arrestoi regjimi për të më bërë shembull! - Shqiptarja (in Albanian)
- ↑ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ↑ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
