Salvador Kaçaj Explained

Salvador Kaçaj
Fullname:Salvador Kaçaj
Height:1.86 m
Birth Date:23 October 1967
Birth Place:Lezhë, Albania
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1985–1990
Clubs1:Besëlidhja
Years2:1990–1991
Clubs2:Skënderbeu
Years3:1990–1991
Clubs3:Kalotheas
Years4:1992–1994
Clubs4:Athinaikos
Years5:1994–1999
Clubs5:Olympiakos Nicosia
Caps5:28
Goals5:4
Years6:1995–1997
Clubs6:Omonia Nicosia
Years7:1997–1998
Clubs7:Levadiakos
Years8:1998–2000
Clubs8:Vllaznia
Caps8:11
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:1991–1996
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:18
Nationalgoals1:1

Salvador Kaçaj (born 23 October 1967) is a retired Albanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Kaçaj began playing football in Albania with the club Besëlidhja Lezhë, and moved to Greece in 1991. After one season in the Greek third division with Kallithea F.C.,[1] he joined Athinaikos F.C. in the Greek first division for two seasons.[2]

After three seasons in Cyprus with AC Omonia, he returned to Greece to play for Levadiakos in the Greek Beta Ethniki.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1991 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal.[4] His final international was a June 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Portugal.[5]

Post-football career

Kaçaj has a legal degree as well as a business degree that he earned by attending University in New York. He was presented with the title "Master of the sport" and decorated with "Gold Medal". Kaçaj is now married with four children. His nephew David Kaçaj played briefly for KF Tërbuni Pukë in the Kategoria Superiore.[6]

In May 2011, Kaçaj was elected town mayor of Shëngjin, a small touristic coastal town situated in Lezhë District.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece 1992/93. 21 March 2004.
  2. Web site: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60. 11 May 2005. 15 October 2009.
  3. Web site: Hellenic League. Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997–98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΠΑΝΑΡΓΕΙΑΚΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΑΕ – ΛΕΒΑΔΕΙΑΚΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΑΕ. Greek. 7 September 1997.
  4. Web site: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Hoxha, Florent . Mamrud, Roberto . amp . Albania – Record International Players. 16 July 2009. 15 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2019-04-23.
  6. News: Tërbuni, Kaçaj beson te surpriza. 15 April 2016. Panorama Sport. sq. 12 September 2024. Tërbuni, Kaçaj believes in surprises.
  7. http://www.panorama.com.al/kallezimi-penal-kacaj-loje-per-per-te-prishur-imazhin-tim-ne-prag-te-zgjedhjes-se-kandidaturave-per-zgjedhjet/ Procedimi penal, qytetari: Më shembi lokalin me leje. Kaçaj: Lojë për të prishur imazhin tim në prag të zgjedhjeve