Skënder Begeja | |
Fullname: | Skënder Begeja |
Birth Date: | 1924 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tirana, Albania |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1942–1944 |
Clubs1: | Shprefeja |
Years2: | 1945–1947 |
Clubs2: | SK Tirana |
Years3: | 1948–1950 |
Clubs3: | Akademik Sofia |
Years4: | 1952–1958 |
Clubs4: | Dinamo Tirana |
Nationalyears1: | 1947 |
Nationalteam1: | Albania |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Skënder Begeja (5 February 1924 - 3 October 2010) was a former Albanian football forward. He made four appearances for the Albania national team.
Begeja studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.[1] He was the first Albanian athlete to run the 100 meters under 11 seconds.
During his football career Begeja played for Shprefeja (1942–1945), Bulgarian Akademik Sofia (1948–50) and Dinamo Tirana (1952–58).[2]
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1947 Balkan Cup match against Romania and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1947 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia.[3]
After retiring as a player in 1958, Begeja worked as a reserve team coach with Dinamo and was deputy to head coach Skënder Jareci. He also worked for the FSHF and the Albanian Olympic committee. He died on 3 October 2010, aged 86.[4]