Skënder Gega
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Skënder Gega in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Skënder Gega | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Tropojë, Albania | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1983 | Partizani Tirana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1992 | Partizani Tirana | ||
1992–1994 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
1994–1995 | Partizani Tirana | ||
International career | |||
1987 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Albania | 10[1] | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2007 | USA women's U16 (assistant)[2] | ||
2008 | USA women's U17 (assistant)[3] | ||
2008 | Seton Hall Pirates (assistant) | ||
2011 | Albania U19 | ||
2011–2015 | Albania U21 | ||
2015– | Al-Jahra | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Skënder Gega (born 14 November 1963 in Tropojë) is an Albanian retired footballer. He is currently the head coach of Kuwaiti Premier League side Al-Jahra, where he became the first Albanian coach in Asia.
Playing career
Gega played the majority of his career at Partizani Tirana, an Albanian team, whilst also having a two-year stint with German side Sportfreunde Siegen between 1992 and 1994. He was also a member of the Albanian national team between 1987 and 1989 where he earned 10 senior caps.
Coaching career
He was appointed the head coach of the Albania under-19s in February 2011 where he remained until October 2011, when he was promoted to the head coach of the Albania under-21s.[4][5]
References
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- Living people
- People from Tropojë
- Association football defenders
- Albanian footballers
- Albania under-21 international footballers
- Albania international footballers
- Sportfreunde Siegen players
- Albanian football managers