Medin Zhega (31 January 1946 – 12 June 2012) was an Albanian professional football manager and player, who played as a forward.
Playing career
Club
Firstly he played for Vllaznia the football team of Shkodra, then he went to Dinamo Tirana and he concluded his career at the team of Vllaznia. During his career he won several championships in Albania.[1] Medin Zhega quit playing at the age of 32 on 9 September 1979.[2]
International
He made his debut for Albania at age 19 years and 3 months in a May 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Switzerland and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a June 1971 European Championship qualification match against West Germany.[3]
Managerial career
Following his playing career, Zhega became a manager and led the Albania during the 1999–2001 period.[4] He won with Albania 2000 Rothmans International Tournament. Zhega became a coach, starting his career with his former club of Vllaznia. Later Albanet Tirana in Albania, Prishtina in Kosovo and Shkëndija in Macedonia. He also coached an amateur club in Germany named SV Bad Tölz 1925.
He got the honor award "Master of Work" given by the president of Albania.[citation needed]
Personal life
He was born in Shkodra, Albania 31 January 1946. In May 2011, Zhega had an accident in Toronto, Canada, which made him paraplegic[5] and he remained in a coma for a year[6] until he died 12 June 2012 in Tirana.[7]
He was survived by 2 sons. One of them, Kreshnik, has also played football for Besëlidhja and Teuta and was named assistant to coach Peter Pacult at FK Kukësi in 2018.[8]
Honours
Player
- Vllaznia Shkodër
- Albanian Superliga: 1971–72, 1973–74, 1977–78
- Albanian Cup: 1972, 1979
- Dinamo Tirana
- Albanian Superliga: 1966–67
- Albanian Cup: 1965
Manager
- Vllaznia Shkodër
- Albanian Cup:1981
- Albania
Individual
- Albanian Superliga top scorer: 1966–67 (19 goals)
- Albanian Footballer of the Year 1967
References
- ^ Hoxha, Florent & Pandovski, Fatjon (20 May 2004). "Albania – Championship Winning Teams". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
- ^ Medin Zhega, ditëlindja “e munguar” e këtij kollosi të futbollit shkodran – ee Times (in Albanian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Manaschev, Erlan (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2000 – Europe". RSSSF.
- ^ Medin Zhega, mjeshtri i fushës dhe i pankinës – Shkodra Sport (in Albanian)
- ^ Ndahet nga jeta Medin Zhega – Respublica (in Albanian)
- ^ "Medin Zhega passes away". Top Channel. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Kukësi gjen ndihmësin e trajnerit Pakult, prezantohet djali i të ndjerit Medin Zhega – Panorama (in Albanian)
External links
- Medin Zhega at National-Football-Teams.com
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