Skënder Gega (born 14 November 1963) is an Albanian football coach and a former player.
 Gega in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Tropojë, PR Albania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1983 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Partizani | ||
| 1992–1993 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| 1994–1996 | Partizani | 14 | (1) |
| 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 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Jahra | ||
| 2018−2019 | Partizani | ||
| 2020 | Kukësi | ||
| 2022 | Skënderbeu | ||
| 2022 | Kukësi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editGega played the majority of his career at Partizani, an Albanian team, whilst also having a two-year stint with German side Sportfreunde Siegen between 1990 and 1994.
International
editHe made his debut for Albania in an April 1987 Euro Championship qualification match against Austria and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden.[4]
Coaching career
editHe 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.[5][6]
During the summer of 2018, Gega joined Partizani Tirana, where he'd coach his team in the UEFA Europa League, Albanian Superliga, and the Albanian Cup. He won his first title as a manager, and the first for Partizani in 26 years. In June 2019, he left the club for personal reasons.
Honours
editAs player
editAs coach
editReferences
edit- ^ 11v11 profile
- ^ U.S. Under-17 Women and Under-16 Girls' National Teams End Year With Trips to South America
- ^ Women's Soccer Adds Former International Player And Coach Skender Gega To Coaching Staff
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Gega hopes to leave Albania legacy
- ^ Skender Gega will not run for the president of FSHF
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
External links
edit- Skënder Gega at National-Football-Teams.com