Kujtim Majaci
Personal information
Full name Kujtim Majaci
Date of birth (1962-03-20)20 March 1962
Place of birth Fier, Albania
Date of death 14 July 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 47)
Place of death Fier, Albania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1976–1980 Apolonia Fier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1992 Apolonia Fier 300 (174)
International career
Albania U-21
1989–1990 Albania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kujtim Majaci (20 March 1962 - 14 July 2009) was an Albanian football player.

Club career

He played for Apolonia Fier for his entire career, playing around 300 league games and scoring 174 goals, making him the club's highest goalscorer. He was also a member of the Albania national team, earning 3 senior caps.[1][2][3]

International career

Majaci made his debut for Albania in a January 1989 friendly match against Greece and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals.[4]

His final international was a November 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification match against France.

Death

He died of a heart attack in July 2009, aged 47,[5] after collapsing on Seman Beach near Fier. In his honour, a statue was erected in Fier.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Fier, shuhet legjenda Kujtim Majaci
  2. ↑ "Shuhet legjenda e futbollit fierak: Kujtim Majaci!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  3. ↑ Footballdatabase profile
  4. ↑ Intl career stats - EU-Football
  5. ↑ Premier Sali Berisha offers condolences to family of footballer Kujtim Majaci - Republic of Albania Council of Ministers
  6. ↑ Fieri nderon Kujtim Majacin, një libër për legjendën e Apolonisë - Panorama (in Albanian)
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