Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dritan Babamusta | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Durrës, Albania | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Teuta Durrës | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
He has been capped once for Albania.
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]
Babamusta earned his first and last international cap 13 March 2002 by starting in the 4–0 loss to Mexico. [3]
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