Afrim Kuçi Explained

Afrim Kuçi
Birth Date:19 May 1970
Death Place:Germany
Height:1.90 m
Position:Defender, defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:–1988
Youthclubs1:Trepça
Years1:1988–1992
Clubs1:Minatori'89
Years2:1992–1993
Clubs2:Kosova Prishtina
Years3:1993–1994
Clubs3:Modo FF
Years4:1994
Clubs4:Siarka Tarnobrzeg
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1994–1996
Clubs5:SG Betzdorf
Years6:1996–2000
Clubs6:Sportfreunde Siegen
Caps6:90
Goals6:4
Years7:2000–2001
Clubs7:Eintracht Braunschweig
Caps7:11
Goals7:1
Years8:2001–2004
Clubs8:SV Elversberg
Caps8:84
Goals8:6
Years9:2004
Clubs9:FC Eschborn
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:+186
Totalgoals:+11

Afrim Kuçi (19 May 1970 – 9 October 2022) was a Kosovo Albanian footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder.[1]

Career

Kuçi was formed in Kosovo in the youth teams of Trepça and as a senior moved to Minatori'89. Then he moved to Europe where he played in Sweden with Modo FF and after a year he moved to Poland to Siarka Tarnobrzeg and then to Germany to SG Betzdorf and Sportfreunde Siegen.[1] In August 1998, after good performances with Sportfreunde Siegen, Kuçi received a call-up from Albania for the friendly match against Cyprus, but due to some problems he could not play.[1] In 2000, he was transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig and after a year to SV Elversberg.[1] On 9 July 2004, Kuçi who had just joined FC Eschborn was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke on a football pitch during pre-season match, which caused him to leave from football due to hemiparesis and neurological disorders.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: U nda nga jeta ish-futbollisti Afrim Kuçi. Former footballer Afrim Kuçi passed away. sq. Albinfo.ch. 2022-10-11. 2024-04-22.
  2. News: Hilfe für Afrim Kuci!. Help for Afrim Kuci!. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913184055/http://www.inside-siegen.de/onlinenews2.php?id=2213&s. German. Sylvester Schneider. inside-siegen.de. 16 August 2004. 13 September 2017.
  3. News: Afrim Kuci dankt Sportfreundefans. Afrim Kuci thanks Sportfreunde fans. https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145523/http://www.inside-siegen.de/onlinenews2.php?id=2262&s. German. Sylvester Schneider. inside-siegen.de. 28 August 2004. 8 January 2019.