Dritan Babamusta

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Dritan Babamusta
Personal information
Full name Dritan Babamusta
Date of birth (1981-09-06) 6 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2005 Teuta Durrës 168 (16)
2005–2006 Dinamo Tirana 17 (2)
2006–2009 Partizani Tirana 74 (7)
2009–2010 Besa Kavajë 15 (2)
International career
2001–2002 Albania U21 7 (0)
2002 Albania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2002

Dritan Babamusta (born 6 September 1981) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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He has been capped once for Albania.

Club career

On 5 August 2006, Babamusta was released by Dinamo Tirana in a move which was dubbed a surprise by Albanian media. [1]

Babamusta announced his retirement from football on 16 September 2012 after more than two years without playing. [2] A small ceremony was held in his honour before the start of the league match against Tirana. [2]

International career

Babamusta earned his first and last international cap 13 March 2002 by starting in the 4–0 loss to Mexico. [3]

Honours

Besa Kavajë

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References

  1. ""Fshese" te Dinamo, ikin gjashte!" ["Cleaning" at Dinamo, six leaves!] (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Babamusta lë fushën, por jo futbollin" [Babamusta leaves the field, but not football] (in Albanian). Durrëslajm.al. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. "Mexico 4-0 Albania". Football Database. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2018.