| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Astrit Ziu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Berat, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1963 | Tomori Berat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1966 | Tomori | ||
| 1966–1978 | Partizani | ||
| 1968–1969 | → Luftëtari (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| Albania U21 | |||
| 1970–1972 | Albania | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Astrit Ziu (born 8 July 1946) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a left back and made six appearances for the Albania national team. [1] [2]
Ziu started his career at hometown club Tomori Berat, before joining the military and thus army team Partizani Tirana in 1966. With Partizani he won a league title and 3 domestic cups. He also had a season on loan with Luftëtari. [3] He has played at leftback for club and country but also in any other position except between the goalposts. [4]
Ziu made his debut for Albania on 13 December 1970 in a UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying match against Turkey, in which he scored Albania's only goal in the 1–2 loss. He went on to make six appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 21 June 1972 in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland, which finished as a 0–1 loss. [5]
| Albania [5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 December 1970 | İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
Ziu has a son and a daughter and he has lived 12 years in Barcelona, Spain, before returning to Albania. [3] After his playing career he worked as a sports instructor in the army and for the military press. He also was chief at Partizani and works as a coach for UD Vista Alegre Castelldefels during his years in Spain. [4]
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