Ilir Shulku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Partizani | 168 | (14) |
| 1997 | Apollon Athens | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 44 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Partizani | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Albania | 40 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Partizani | ||
| 2005–2006 | Besa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ilir Shulku (born 20 January 1971) is a retired Albanian footballer, who played the majority of his career for Partizani Tirana.
Club career
Shulku had a three-month spell with Apollon Athens in the Greek Alpha Ethniki[1] and played one and a half season for German Regionalliga side Eintracht Nordhorn.[2]
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a February 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 40 caps, scoring 1 goal.[3] His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Georgia.[4]
National team statistics
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 1 |
Personal life
Shulku is married to Evis and they have two children.[5] He has been general secretary of the Albanian FA since November 2012.[6]
Honours
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ German career stats – FuPa
- ^ Appearances for Albania National Team – RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Shulku rrëfen anën e butë: Si e njoha dashurinë e jetës – Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ Results hint at Albanian ascension – UEFA
- ^ Albania – Championship Winning Teams – RSSSF
External links
- Ilir Shulku at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Association football defenders
- Albanian footballers
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- FK Partizani Tirana players
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
- Albanian Superliga players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
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- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
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