Skënder Begeja (5 February 1924 - 3 October 2010) was a former Albanian football forward. He made four appearances for the Albania national team.
Club career
Begeja studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.[1] He was the first Albanian athlete to run the 100 meters under 11 seconds.[2]
During his football career Begeja played for Shprefeja (1942–1945), Bulgarian Akademik Sofia (1948–50) and Dinamo Tirana (1952–58).[3]
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1947 Balkan Cup match against Romania and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1947 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia.[4]
Personal life and death
After retiring as a player in 1958, Begeja worked as a reserve team coach with Dinamo and was deputy to head coach Skënder Jareci. He also worked for the FSHF and the Albanian Olympic committee. He died on 3 October 2010, aged 86.[2]
Honours
Dinamo Tirana
- Kategoria Superiore (6): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956.[5]
- Kupa e Shqipërisë (3): 1952, 1953, 1954.
References
- ^ Q. Stafa High School website. "Historiku". Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
- ^ a b Retrospektivë: Skënder Begeja, "ekspresi" i futbollit shqiptar - Ikub (in Albanian)
- ^ "Skënder Begeja". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF