Kolec Kraja Explained

Kolec Kraja
Fullname:Kolec Kraja
Birth Date:1934 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Albania
Position:Striker
Years1:1956–1964
Clubs1:Partizani
Nationalyears1:1957–1963
Nationalteam1:Albania[1]
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1988–1989
Managerclubs1:Partizani

Kolec Kraja (born 1934) is a former Albanian football who played for Partizani Tirana and the Albania national team.

Club career

He won the National Championship six times between 1957 and 1964 with Partizani Tirana.[2] He scored Partizani Tirana's first goal in a European competition, against IFK Norrköping in the 1962–63 European Cup. which was also the first goal scored by an Albanian in a European competition.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1957 friendly match against China and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria.[4]

Honours

6

1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.11v11.com/players/kolec-kraja-103924/ 11v11 profile
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania Championship Winning Teams
  3. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2293003.html Albania's biggest European success stories
  4. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2019-05-12.