Xhevahir Kapllani Explained

Xhevahir Kapllani
Birth Date:1974 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Durrës, Albania
Height:1.82 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1991–1996
Clubs1:Teuta
Caps1:116
Goals1:0
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:Lushnja
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Dinamo Tirana
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–1999
Clubs4:Teuta
Caps4:23
Goals4:0
Years5:1999
Clubs5:Dinamo Tirana
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:1999–2000
Clubs6:Partizani
Caps6:11
Goals6:0
Years7:2000–2001
Caps7:32
Goals7:0
Years8:2001–2003
Clubs8:Erzeni
Caps8:46
Goals8:0
Years9:2003
Clubs9:Bashkimi
Caps9:5
Goals9:0
Years10:2004
Clubs10:Besa
Caps10:16
Goals10:0
Years11:2004–2008
Clubs11:Teuta
Caps11:112
Goals11:1
Totalcaps:400
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:1993–1996
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2010–2012
Manageryears2:2022–2023
Managerclubs2:Erzeni
Manageryears3:2023
Managerclubs3:Luzi 2008

Xhevahir Kapllani (born 21 June 1974) is an Albanian football coach and a former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Club

Kapllani played the majority of is career for hometown club Teuta, with whom he won the 1993–94 Albanian Superliga title, but also had spells with capital clubs Dinamo Tirana and Partizani as well as with Macedonian side Bashkimi. In his title winning season with Teuta, he recorded a 824-minute period of not conceding a league goal, putting him in the world's 148th place in the list of goalkeepers keeping the longest clean sheets by 2012.[1]

International

He made his debut for Albania in a February 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland in Tirana and earned a total of five caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1996 friendly match against Bosnia.[2]

Managerial career

Kapllani was head coach of lower league side Sukhti[3] for a year and also was assistant coach at Teuta.[4]

Personal life

He is an older brother of Edmond Kapllani,[5] also football player, who has played as a striker in Germany and for the national team.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://telegraf.al/sport/shpresoj-qe-te-mos-helmoheni/ “Shpresoj që të mos helmoheni”
  2. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 5 May 2019.
  3. http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/sukthi-vuan-barazimin-me-terbunin/ Sukthi vuan barazimin me Tërbunin
  4. http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/xhevahir-kapllani-ndikon-ngjeshja-e-ndeshjeve-presim-janarin-per-perforcime/ Xhevahir Kapllani: Ndikon ngjeshja e ndeshjeve, presim janarin për përforcime
  5. http://telegraf.al/sport/vellezerit-e-kombetares-nga-ballgjinet-te-bashat/ Vëllezërit e Kombëtares, nga Ballgjinët te Bashat
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams