Bledar Mançaku (born 5 January 1982) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Bledar Mançaku
Personal information
Full name Bledar Mançaku
Date of birth (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Teuta Durrës
1999–2001 Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Teuta 165 (53)
2007–2010 Besa 86 (18)
2010–2011 Shkumbini 15 (0)
2011 Besa 12 (1)
2011–2014 Teuta 52 (8)
2014 → Besa (loan) 13 (2)
2014–2015 Mamurrasi 18 (2)
Total 343 (82)
International career
2000–2003 Albania U21 6 (1)
2002–2003 Albania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2010

He has previously played for Teuta Durrës, Shkumbini Peqin and Besa Kavajë at club level and the Albanian under-21 and senior sides internationally.[1]

Club career

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On 9 June 2010, Mançaku joined Shkumbini Peqin by penning a two-year contract.[2] The transfer was made official one day later.[2]

On 5 January 2014, Mancaku was sent on loan to fellow Albanian Superliga side Besa Kavajë until the end of 2013–14 season.[3]

After two years as free agent, Mançaku announced his retirement on 9 September 2017.[4]

International career

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He made his debut for Albania in a March 2002 friendly match against Mexico in San Diego and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was a November 2003 friendly against Estonia.[5]

National team statistics

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Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 1 0
Total 2 0

References

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  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ a b Irdi Haxhiu (9 June 2010). "Levizjet / Bledar Mancaku firmos per dy vite me Shkumbinin" [Movements / Bledar Mancaku signs for two years with Shkumbini] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ Feriz Ferizaj (5 January 2014). "Batha te Teuta, Besa merr Mancakun, Deliallisin e Muriqin" [Batha to Teuta, Besa takes Mancaku, Delialliasi and Muqiri] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Mancaku e mbyll me futbollin, Teuta e nderon" [Mancaku closes with the football, Teuta honoures him] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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