Amarildo Zela Explained

Amarildo Zela
Birth Date:1972 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Tirana, Albania
Height:1.83 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:SG Waidhofen/Ybbs (Head coach)
Years1:1991–1993
Years2:1993
Years3:1993–1995
Years4:1995–1996
Years5:1996
Years6:1996–1997
Years7:1997–2000
Years8:2000
Years9:2001
Years10:2001
Years11:2002
Years12:2002
Years13:2003–2004
Years14:2004–2005
Years15:2005–2006
Years16:2006–2009
Years17:2010–2011
Years18:2011
Years19:2017
Years20:2018
Years21:2019
Clubs1:Partizani
Clubs2:VfL Osnabrück
Clubs3:Tirana
Clubs4:Neretva Metković
Clubs5:Šibenik
Clubs6:Marsonia
Clubs7:Vukovar '91
Clubs8:Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Clubs9:Hapoel Jerusalem
Clubs10:Partizani
Clubs11:Kamen Ingrad
Clubs12:NK Čakovec
Clubs13:DSV Leoben
Clubs14:Vorwärts Steyr
Clubs15:Blau-Weiß Linz
Clubs16:Vorwärts Steyr
Clubs17:Union Weißkirchen
Clubs18:ASKÖ Leonding
Clubs19:ASV Kleinreifling
Clubs20:SG Grossreifling
Clubs21:FCU Mayr Bau Ertl
Caps1:26
Caps3:17
Caps4:28
Caps5:1
Caps6:25
Caps7:28
Caps10:2
Caps11:11
Caps13:28
Goals1:1
Goals3:2
Goals4:8
Goals5:0
Goals6:4
Goals7:10
Goals10:0
Goals11:3
Goals13:3
Nationalyears1:1992–1997
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2009–2010
Managerclubs1:Vorwärts Steyr II (player-manager)
Manageryears2:2011–2012
Managerclubs2:Union Pregarten
Manageryears3:2012–2013
Managerclubs3:WSC Hertha Wels
Manageryears4:2014–2015
Managerclubs4:Vorwärts Steyr II (player-manager)
Manageryears5:2016–2017
Managerclubs5:TuS Kremsmünster
Manageryears6:2017–2019
Managerclubs6:ASKÖ Schwertberg
Manageryears7:2019
Managerclubs7:FC Wels
Manageryears8:2020–
Managerclubs8:SG Waidhofen/Ybbs

Amarildo Zela (born 25 August 1972) is an Albanian football manager and former player who is head coach of SG Waidhofen/Ybbs. An attacking midfielder, he played two games for the Albania national team in 1992 and in 1997.[1]

Club career

Zela was born in Tirana. He played in five different countries through his career, and playing for 14 different teams in the process. He started his footballing career with KF Partizani Tirana before moving to Germany with Oberliga Nord side VfL Osnabrück.[2] [3] His first experience abroad was only a short one as he only spent six months at the club before moving back to Albania with SK Tirana in January 1994. After a season and a half back in Albania Zela decided to move to Croatia and the 1.HNL for the first time with NK Neretva Metković.[4] Zela then moved to HNK Šibenik the next season where he teamed up with former Partizani teammate Ylli Shehu.[5] [6] It took just six months before his next move, this time i was to another Croatian club NK Vukovar '91[7] [8] During his time with NK Vukovar Zela won promotion twice[9] and teamed up with fellow Albanian Fatmir Vata for the 1999–2000 season after they were promoted to the top division in Croatia. He scored ten goals that season in the 1.HNL.[10] After five seasons and four clubs in Croatia, Zela moved to Israel with second-tier side Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.[11] [12]

International career

Zela made his debut for Albania in a May 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against the Republic of Ireland and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals. His other international game was a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Portugal.[13]

Managerial and later career

After three championship titles, 110 championship appearances and 101 goals for Vorwärts Steyr, Zela hung up his boots and became manager for the club's reserve team for the 2009–2010 season.[14] However, he returned to the pitch for the upcoming season, signing with Austrian club Union Weißkirchen[15] and then ASKÖ Leonding in the summer 2011 at the age of 38.[16] However, only one month later, he became manager of Union Pregarten.[17]

On 25 September 2012, Zela was appointed manager of WSC Hertha Wels.[18] In the summer 2014, Zela returned SK Vorwärts Steyr, once again as a player-manager for the club's reserve team.[19]

In May 2017, 44-year-old Zela made comeback at the pitch for ASV Kleinreifling.[20] Zela became in charge of Austrian lower league side ASKÖ Steinbach Schwertberg in 2017[21] but left the club in July 2019.[22] He then took the reins at FC Wels.[23]

In the summer 2020, Zela became the head coach of SG Waidhofen/Ybbs.[24]

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://footballdatabase.eu/listematchs.php?joueur=57480&saison=0&club=0&competition=0&lieu=International&datedebut=0&datefin=0&type=0 International caps
  2. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=989&year=1993&rythm=1 VfL Osnabrück 1993–94
  3. http://footballdatabase.eu/football.club.osnabruck.1993-1994.884..en.html VfL Osnabrück 1993–94
  4. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=5026&year=1995&rythm=1 NK Neretva Metković 1995–1996
  5. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=3824&year=1996&rythm=1 HNK Šibenik 1996–97
  6. http://footballdatabase.eu/football.club.sibenik.1996-1997.4611..en.html HNK Šibenik 1996–97
  7. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=522&year=1997&rythm=1 NK Vukovar 1997–98
  8. http://footballdatabase.eu/football.club.vukovar.1997-1998.7935..en.html NK Vukovar 1997–98
  9. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=522&year_rythm=1998%3A%3A1 NK Vukovar 1998–99
  10. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=522&year_rythm=1999%3A%3A1 NK Vukovar 1999-00
  11. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=1287&year=2000&rythm=1 Hapoel Jerusalem 2000–2001
  12. http://footballdatabase.eu/football.club.hapoel-jerusalem.2000-2001.1350..en.html Jerusalem 2000–2001
  13. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2019-12-01.
  14. https://www.ligaportal.at/ooe/ooe-liga/169-ooe-liga/13431-amarildo-zela-beendet-karriere-beim-sk-vorwrts Amarildo Zela beendet Karriere beim SK Vorwärts
  15. https://www.ligaportal.at/ooe/ooe-liga/169-ooe-liga/14733-weikirchen-verpflichtet-akif-imamovic-und-amarildo-zela Weißkirchen verpflichtet Akif Imamovic und Amarildo Zela
  16. https://www.ligaportal.at/ooe/1-klasse/1-klasse-mitte/4412-askoe-leonding-trainerwechsel-nach-meistertitel ASKÖ Leonding: Trainerwechsel nach Meistertitel
  17. https://www.nachrichten.at/sport/fussball/unterhaus/Landesliga-Ost-Naarn-mischt-weiter-vorne-mit;art103,714933 Landesliga Ost: Naarn mischt weiter vorne mit
  18. https://www.meinbezirk.at/wels-wels-land/c-sport/trainerwechsel-bei-wschertha_a355390 Trainerwechsel bei WSC/Hertha
  19. https://www.vorwaerts-steyr.at/news/2-klasse-ost-1b-siegt-bei-zela-comeback.html 2. Klasse Ost | 1b siegt bei Zela-Comeback
  20. https://www.tips.at/nachrichten/kleinreifling/sport/392471-ex-teamspieler-kickt-in-der-2-klasse-ost Ex-Teamspieler kickt in der 2. Klasse Ost
  21. https://www.meinbezirk.at/perg/c-sport/schwertberg-coach-amarildo-zela-als-wahlvorschlag-der-jahrhundert-elf-von-sk-vorwaerts-steyr_a3299772 Schwertberg-Coach Amarildo Zela als Wahlvorschlag der Jahrhundert-Elf von SK Vorwärts Steyr
  22. https://www.meinbezirk.at/perg/c-sport/paukenschlag-in-fussball-schwertberg-meister-macher-zela-wird-von-franz-schuetzenberger-abgeloest_a3530547 PAUKENSCHLAG IN FUßBALL-SCHWERTBERG: "Meister-Macher" Zela wird von Franz Schützenberger abgelöst!
  23. http://www.fcwels.at/fc-wels-nimmt-trainerwechsel-vor/ Amarildo Zela übernimmt beim FC Wels
  24. http://meinfussball.at/Bewerbe/Herren/1-Klasse/West/Berichte/Waidhofen-wechselt-den-Trainer.html WAIDHOFEN WECHSELT DEN TRAINER
  25. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams