Edmond Kapllani

Edmond Kapllani

Kapllani with Karlsruhe in 2007.
Personal information
Full name	Edmond Kapllani
Date of birth	(1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Durrës, Albania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1990–1998	Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Teuta Durrës	0	(0)
1999–2001	Partizani Tirana	15	(1)
2001–2002	Orijent	7	(3)
2002–2003	Partizani Tirana	18	(5)
2003–2004	Besa Kavajë	35	(12)
2004–2009	Karlsruher SC	118	(26)
2009–2012	FC Augsburg	8	(1)
2010	→ TuS Koblenz (loan)	17	(5)
2010–2011	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	23	(8)
2012–2016	FSV Frankfurt	101	(36)
2016–2018	SV Elversberg	34	(15)
2018–2020	SV Spielberg	38	(16)
International career‡
2000–2001	Albania U18	2	(0)
2004–2014	Albania	41	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2014

Edmond Kapllani (born 31 July 1982) is a former Albanian footballer.

Club career

Born in Durrës, Albania, Kapllani began his career with KS Teuta Durrës, KF Partizani Tirana and KS Besa Kavajë in the Albanian Superliga. He also spent one year in Croatia with NK Orijent, but after an uneventful season he soon returned to play in Albania.

Karlsruher SC

On 1 July 2004, Kapllani joined the then 2. Bundesliga side, Karlsruher SC. It took time for Kapllani to adjust to the German league's style of play and started only 15 games in his first season, scoring just 1 goal. In the 2005–06 season Kapllani became a more regular first team player, appearing in 25 league games that season, scoring six goals. He had a very successful 2006–07 season with Karlsruher SC, as he became the second highest goalscorer in the 2. Bundesliga with 17 goals in 30 appearances, behind teammate and strike partner Giovanni Federico, who netted 19 times in the same season. Both players helped the club gain promotion to the Bundesliga after a nine-year absence. In the 2007–08 season, Kapllani found it difficult to adjust to the top division, starting only 14 of his 28 matches and scoring just two goals. Despite Kapllani's unsteady form, Karlsruher SC finished in eleventh place, securing top-flight football for another year.

In the following season, Kapllani started only 6 of his 20 appearances as coach Edmund Becker placed his confidence in Joshua Kennedy even though the Australian failed to score a single goal until the final match day. As a result, only one team scored less goals than Karlsruhe and the club was relegated from the Bundesliga. Kapllani's only goal of the season came from a header in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

FC Augsburg

On 27 May 2009, Kapllani took advantage of a contract clause and left Karlsruhe for FC Augsburg on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2011. ^[1]

TuS Koblenz

On 7 January 2010, FC Augsburg loaned Kapllani to TuS Koblenz until the end of the season. ^{[2] [3]} Altogether Kapllani scored 5 goals in 17 appearances and was the club's top scorer in the second half of the season.

SC Paderborn

Following his return to Augsburg, Kapllani scored in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. On 31 August 2010, he joined SC Paderborn 07 on loan until the end of the season. ^[4] He was the club's top scorer in the 2010–11 campaign, scoring 8 goals in 23 games despite suffering a cruciate ligament rupture in February 2011. ^[5] In the meantime, Augsburg gained promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history. As a result, Kapllani's contract was extended automatically and he returned to top-flight football for the first time since 2009.

FSV Frankfurt

On 1 July 2012, after his contract had ended, he left FC Augsburg and signed a two-year contract with FSV Frankfurt until 30 June 2014. ^[6]

He started the 2014–15 season by scoring twice in a 2–3 loss against his former side Karlsruher SC. ^[7] Eight days later, he scored two more in the first round of DFB-Pokal against Sportfreunde Siegen, where his team won 5–4 on penalties with Kapllani also converting his penalty shootout attempt. ^[8]

On 15 May 2016, Kapllani scored two goals with penalty kick against 1860 Munich in a 2–1 home win on the last day of the 2. Bundesliga season. ^{[9] [10]} However, Frankfurt was relegated to 3. Liga after finishing the season in penultimate spot with only 32 points. ^[11]

On 30 June 2016, Kapllani officially left the club after four seasons, due to lack of fairness from the club directors. ^[12] During his spell with the club, Kapllani scored 36 league goals in 101 appearances, also four goals in seven cup matches. ^[13]

Elversberg

On 12 July 2016, Kapllani joined SV Elversberg of Regionalliga on a free transfer. ^[14] He signed a contract until June 2018. ^[15] Upon signing, Roland Seitz, one of the club directors, stated: "We are pleased that he has joined SV Elversberg. Edmond is valuable not only for his football skills, but for more. He brings to the team his strength, character and leadership skills. He'll be an added value for the team of coach Michael Wiesinger." ^{[15] [16]}

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a March 2004 friendly match against Iceland in Tirana and earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was a June 2014 friendly match away against San Marino. ^[17]

Kapllani was the nation's top scorer in the Euro 2008 qualifying, scoring three goals in his country's two matches against Luxembourg and another two goals in games against Belarus and Romania. ^[18] He holds the record for most goals scored in a qualifying campaign for Albania. ^[19]

Personal life

Kapllani is the younger brother of the retired football goalkeeper Xhevair Kapllani, a former player of hometown club Teuta Durrës. ^[20] He is married and has two children, a daughter named Vivien born in 2009 and a son named Noel born in 2012. ^{[21] [22]}

Career statistics

Club

Source: ^{[23] [24]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Teuta Durrës	1998–99	Albanian Superliga	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	—		—		0	0
Partizani Tirana	1999–2000	Albanian Superliga	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	2000–01	Albanian First Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	—		15	1
HNK Orijent 1919	2001–02	2.HNL	7	3	0	0	—		7	3
	Total		7	3	0	0	—		7	3
Partizani Tirana	2002–03	Albanian Superliga	18	5	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	19	5
	Total		18	5	0	0	1	0	19	5
Besa Kavajë	2003–04	Albanian Superliga	35	12	0	0	—		35	12
	Total		35	12	0	0	—		35	12
Karlsruher SC	2004–05	2. Bundesliga	15	1	2	0	—		17	1
	2005–06		25	6	2	1	—		27	7
	2006–07		30	17	1	1	—		31	18
	2007–08	Bundesliga	28	2	2	0	—		30	2
	2008–09		20	0	1	1	—		21	1
	Total		118	26	8	3	—		126	29
FC Augsburg	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2010–11		0	0	1	1	—		1	1
	2011–12	Bundesliga	6	1	2	0	—		8	1
	Total		8	1	4	1	—		12	2
TuS Koblenz	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	17	5	0	0	—		17	5
	Total		17	5	0	0	—		17	5
SC Paderborn 07	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	23	8	0	0	—		23	8
	Total		23	8	0	0	—		23	8
FSV Frankfurt	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	26	11	1	0	—		27	11
	2013–14		30	11	2	1	—		32	12
	2014–15		26	11	2	2	—		28	13
	2015–16		19	3	2	1	—		21	4
	Total		101	36	7	4	—		108	40
SV Elversberg	2016–17	Regionalliga	30	15	0	0	—		30	15
	2017–18		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		34	15	0	0	—		34	15
SV Spielberg	2018–19	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	26	10	0	0	—		26	10
	2019–20		12	6	0	0	—		12	6
	Total		38	16	0	0	—		38	16
Career total			414	128	19	8	1	0	434	136

1. Appearance in UEFA Cup

International

As of 15 May 2016 ^{[25] [18]}

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	3	0
2005	5	0
2006	3	0
2007	9	5
2008	3	1
2009	3	0
2010	5	0
2011	5	0
2012	0	0
2013	1	0
2014	4	0
Total	41	6

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2014. Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kapllani goal. ^[25]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	2 June 2007	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	15	Luxembourg	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[26]
2	6 June 2007	Stade Josy Barthel, Route d'Arlon, Luxembourg	16	Luxembourg	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[27]
3					3–0
4	17 November 2007	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	19	Belarus	2–1	2–4	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[28]
5	21 November 2007	Stadionul Național, Bucharest, Romania	20	Romania	1–3	1–6	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[28]
6	20 October 2008	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	22	Liechtenstein	2–0	2–0	Friendly match	[29]

Honours

Club

Partizani Tirana

• Albanian First Division: 2000–01

Karlsruher SC ^[13]

• 2. Bundesliga: 2006–07

Individual

• Albania's top goalscorer in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying: 5 goals ^[30]

References

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2. "Kapllani nach Koblenz" (in German). fcaugsburg.de. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
3. "Koblenz leiht Edmond Kapllani aus" (in German). handelsblatt.de. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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5. "Kapllani erleidet Kreuzbandriss" (in German). kicker.de. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
6. "Edmond Kapllani, te FSV Frankfurt në Bundesliga 2" (in Albanian). Gazeta Tema. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
7. Jorgis Memo (8 August 2014). "Shpërthen Edmond Kapllani, dy gola kundër Karlsruhes" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
8. Leonard Karaj (16 August 2014). "Kapllani, dopietë në Kupën e Gjermanisë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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11. "Paderborn und FSV steigen in 3. Liga ab - MSV in Relegation" (in German). Welt.de. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
12. "Mungesë korrektësie : Kapllani largohet nga Fsv FrankfurtBy" (in Albanian). Asport.al. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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14. "STÜRMER EDMOND KAPLLANI SCHLIESST SICH DER SVE AN" (in German). SV07 Elversberg. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
15. "Kapllani geht nach Elversberg" (in German). Kicker.de. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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17. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
18. "Edmond Kapllani". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
19. "Edmond Kapllani mban rekordin e eliminatoreve për Kombëtaren, a do e arrijë Bajrami kësaj radhe?" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
20. "Vëllezërit e kombëtares, nga Ballgjinët te Bashat" (in Albanian). Telegraf.al. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
21. "Vaterstolz soll Kapllani zum ersten Saisontreffer führen" (in German). Ka-news.de. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
22. "Aufatmen beim FSV: Kapllani ist Vater geworden" (in German). FNP.de. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
23. "Edmond Kapllani". World Football. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
24. "Edmond Kapllani". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
25. "Edmond Kapllani - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
26. "Albania vs. Luxembourg 2 – 0". Soccerway. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
27. "Luxembourg vs. Albania 0 – 3". Soccerway. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
28. "Albania vs. Belarus 2 – 4". Soccerway. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
29. "Football MATCH: 20.08.2008 Albania v Liechtenstein". EU-Football.info. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
30. "UEFA EURO 2008 - History - Albania". UEFA.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Edmond Kapllani at WorldFootball.net
• Edmond Kapllani at fussballdaten.de (in German)