Eduard Kaçaçi (born 9 January 1967) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a forward for Partizani Tirana.

International career

Kaçaçi made his debut for Albania in a September 1990 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals.[1]

His second and final international was a November 1990 European Championship qualification match against France.[2]

Defection

Kaçaçi, alongside national team members Lorenc Leskaj and Genc Ibro, disappeared from the national team squad in March 1991 in Geneva on their way to Paris to play a European Championship qualifier against France.[3] At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. The players were later reported to have sought asylum in Switzerland.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Player Database".
  2. ^ Report - UEFA
  3. ^ SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
  5. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Ka%C3%A7a%C3%A7i
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