Lin Shllaku
Personal information
Full name Lin Shllaku
Date of birth (1938-07-12)12 July 1938
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Date of death 8 August 2016(2016-08-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Tirana, Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Vllaznia
1956–1971 Partizani
International career
1963–1970 Albania 15 (0)
Managerial career
1972–1973 Partizani (assistant)
1973–1974 Besëlidhja
1974–1975 Partizani (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lin Shllaku (12 July 1938 – 8 August 2016) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana, as well as the Albania national team.[1][2]

Playing career

Club

Born in Shkodër, Shllaku started with local club Vllaznia but played the largest part of his career for army club Partizani, with whom he won 7 league titles.[3] He also won 7 domestic cups and was Partizani and national team captain for 7 years.[4]

International

He made his debut for Albania in a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1970 European Championship qualification away against Poland.[5]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he became an assistant at Partizani before being named coach of Besëlidhja.[4]

Personal life

After the fall of communism, Shllaku lived in Kavala, Greece for 12 years.[4]

Death

He died of a lung disease on 8 August 2016 at the Shefqet Ndroqi Hospital.[6]

Honours

1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971[7]

References

  1. ↑ Lin Shllaku: Ju tregoj “sherrin” me zviceranët për një… top
  2. ↑ 11v11 profile
  3. ↑ I jepet lamtumira e fundit ikonës së futbollit Lin Shllaku - Gazeta Shqip(in Albanian)
  4. 1 2 3 Lin Shllaku: Ju tregoj “sherrin” me zviceranët për një… top - Panorama (in Albanian)
  5. ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  6. ↑ Ndahet nga jeta, Lin Shllaku, legjenda e Partizanit - Koha Jone (in Albanian)
  7. ↑ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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