Ilir Shulku

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Ilir Shulku
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-21) 21 January 1969 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1997 Partizani 163 (14)
1997 Apollon Athens 1 (0)
1997–1999 Partizani 5 (0)
1999–2000 Eintracht Nordhorn 44 (2)
2000–2002 Partizani 23 (4)
International career
1990–1999 Albania 40 (1)
Managerial career
2004 Partizani
2005–2006 Besa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilir Shulku (born 21 January 1969) is an Albanian retired professional footballer, who played the majority of his career for Partizani Tirana.

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Club career

Shulku had a three-month spell with Apollon Athens in the Greek Alpha Ethniki [2] and played one and a half season for German Regionalliga side Eintracht Nordhorn. [3]

International career

Shulku made his debut for the Albania national team in a February 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 40 caps, scoring one goal. [4] His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Georgia. [5]

Personal life

Shulku is married to Evis and they have two children. [6] He has been general secretary of the Albanian FA since November 2012. [7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 199370
199440
199570
199620
199760
199881
199960
Total401

Honours

Partizani

References

  1. ↑ "Ilir Shulku correct date of birth". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. ↑ German career stats – FuPa
  4. ↑ Appearances for Albania National Team – RSSSF
  5. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Shulku rrëfen anën e butë: Si e njoha dashurinë e jetës – Panorama (in Albanian)
  7. ↑ Results hint at Albanian ascension – UEFA
  8. ↑ Albania – Championship Winning Teams – RSSSF


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