Hamdi Bakalli Explained

Hamdi Bakalli
Fullname:Hamdi Bakalli
Birth Date:1923 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Shkodër, Albania
Death Place:Shkodër, Albania
Position:Striker
Years1:1939–1944
Clubs1:Vllaznia
Years2:1945
Clubs2:Ylli I Kuq Shkodër
Years3:1945–1947
Clubs3:Vllaznia
Years4:1947–1949
Clubs4:Partizani
Years5:1950
Clubs5:Vllaznia
Years6:1950–1955
Clubs6:Dinamo Tirana
Years7:1955–1960
Clubs7:Vllaznia
Nationalyears1:1950–1953
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Hamdi Bakalli (1923–1991) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër, Ylli I Kuq Shkodër, Partizani Tirana and Dinamo Tirana. He was also a member of the Albania national team between 1950 and 1953.

Club career

A native of Shkodër, Bakalli played for hometown club Vllaznia but also had successful spells at capital clubs Partizani and Dinamo Tirana with whom he won a total of 7 league titles. On 20 March 1947, he scored the first ever goal of the KF Tirana–Partizani Tirana rivalry.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1950 friendly match against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1953 friendly match against Poland.[2]

Personal life

He was part of a footballing family, as all of his four brothers, Xhabir, Alush, Xhevat and Rifat were also footballers during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s in Albania.[3]

Honours

7

1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Refik Resmja, bomberi i derbit. Panorama. 2018-12-29.
  2. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2018-12-29.
  3. http://www.shkodrasport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5808:hamdi-bakalli-sulmuesi-i-shquar-i-tre-skuadrave&catid=45:personazhe&Itemid=108&lang=en Bakalli, sulmuesi i shquar i tee skuadrave
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams