Alfred Zijai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 2013 (aged 52) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1991 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfred Zijai (7 February 1961 – 11 February 2013) was an Albanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Vlorë, Zijai played club football for Flamurtari Vlorë.[1] Playing for them between 1979 and 1991, he won the Albanian Cup in 1985 and 1988, and the Kategoria e Parë in 1991.[2]
He also earned three caps for the Albanian national team.[1]
Later life and death
Zijai became a member of the Executive Committee of the Albanian Football Association, and he founded the Futsal Organisation of Albania.[2] He died on 11 February 2013, at the age of 52.[2]
References
- 1 2 Alfred Zijai at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1 2 3 "Albanian football mourns Alfred Zijai". UEFA. 11 February 2013.
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