Altin Masati Explained
| Altin Masati |
| Birth Place: | Albania |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1992–1993 |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1994–1998 |
| Caps4: | 96 |
| Years5: | 1998–2000 |
| Caps5: | 42 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
Altin Masati is an Albanian retired footballer who played in his career as a left-sided defender for a series of Romanian clubs in the '90s.[1] [2]
Club career
According to some sources he holds the record of the longest spell in Romanian football for a foreign player, having spent 10 years there.[3] Also, a top of the foreign players with the most appearances in the Romanian Liga II rates him second with 96 games for Tractorul Brașov and FC Onești.[4] In the 1999–2000 season he played in the Romanian Liga I with FC Onești, scoring a goal in Round 29 against Rocar București.[5] Since 2000 he returned in Albania and opened a luxurious restaurant in the city of Berat.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Nicolae Puiu: "Am fost mai tare ca Ceauşescu" . Apropo.ro . 17 December 2001 . 9 February 2011 . Pentru moldoveni a jucat şi un fundaş stânga albanez Altin Masati..
- Web site: The foreign footballers who played in Divizia A all-time . RomanianSoccer.ro . 9 February 2011 . Albania • 16 players • Altin Masati (Oţelul Galaţi – 1994–95), (Tractorul Braşov) & (FC Braşov).
- Web site: Invazia stranierilor . Ziarul de Iasi . 15 March 2005 . 9 February 2011 . Un caz interesant este cel al lui Altin Masati, care a petrecut 10 ani in Romania (record in materie) la Otelul Galati si FC Onesti..
- Web site: 80 de străini pentru Liga 2 . Liga2.ro . 25 June 2010 . 9 February 2011 . Luat la nivel general, din 1990 până în prezent au jucat în eşalonul secund 353 fotbalişti străini. [...] Un top 5 al celor mai multe prezenţe se prezintă astfel: Gideon Eijebitimi 159 (între 2002–2010 la Apulum, Minaur Zlatna, Petrolul Ploieşti, FC Vaslui, Municipal Reşiţa, Forex şi Minerul Lupeni), Altin Masati 96 (între 1994–1998, la Tractorul Braşov şi FC Oneşti)..
- Web site: Romania 1999/2000 . 9 February 2011 . . Round 29. Onesti 1-5 Rocar [Masati 54 / Mitu 23,34, Dobre 43,55, Vrajitoarea 85].
- Web site: Soarta "Legiunii exotice" din Romania . . 5 September 2010 . 9 February 2011 . Merita amintit si Altin Masati, fostul fundas stînga de la Otelul, Tractorul Brasov si FC Onesti. Anul trecut s-a întors în Albania, la Berat, unde si-a deschis un restaurant de lux, cu piscina în fata!.
