Bujar Shehu

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Bujar Shehu
Personal information
Born (1939-02-07) 7 February 1939 (age 85)
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Listed height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career1960–1966
Position Coach
Coaching career1966–2015
Career history
As player:
1960–1966 Tirana
As coach:
1966–1973 Tirana
1975 Albania
1978 Albania
1988–2002 Tirana
1992–1997 Albania
2002 Albania
2002 Prishtina
2002–2004 Peja
2005 Drita
? Studenti Tirana
2012–2015 Tirana
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Bujar Shehu (born 7 February 1939) is an Albanian basketball coach and former basketball player. Shehu coached the Albanian national team and teams like Tirana, Prishtina, Peja and Drita. [1] [2] [3] Before starting his coaching career, he played for Tirana and was a member of the Albanian national team from 1960 until 1972. [4]

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References

  1. "Bujar Shehu, trajner i merituar dhe një ndër pesë basketbollistët më të mirë shqiptarë të shekullit". tirona.info (in Albanian). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine fshb.basketball
  3. Historia Peja kbpeja.com
  4. Bujar Shehu - Albania fiba.basketball