Ilir Shulku (born 21 January 1969) is an Albanian retired professional footballer, who played the majority of his career for Partizani Tirana.

Ilir Shulku
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-01-21) 21 January 1969 (age 55) [1]
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1997 Partizani 163 (14)
1997 Apollon Athens 1 (0)
1997–1999 Partizani 5 (0)
1999–2000 Eintracht Nordhorn 44 (2)
2000–2002 Partizani 23 (4)
International career
1990–1999 Albania 40 (1)
Managerial career
2004 Partizani
2005–2006 Besa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Shulku had a three-month spell with Apollon Athens in the Greek Alpha Ethniki[2] and played one and a half season for German Regionalliga side Eintracht Nordhorn.[3]

International career

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Shulku made his debut for the Albania national team in a February 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 40 caps, scoring one goal.[4] His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Georgia.[5]

Personal life

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Shulku is married to Evis and they have two children.[6] He has been general secretary of the Albanian FA since November 2012.[7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 1993 7 0
1994 4 0
1995 7 0
1996 2 0
1997 6 0
1998 8 1
1999 6 0
Total 40 1

Honours

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Partizani

References

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  1. ^ "Ilir Shulku correct date of birth". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  3. ^ German career stats – FuPa
  4. ^ Appearances for Albania National Team – RSSSF
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ^ Shulku rrëfen anën e butë: Si e njoha dashurinë e jetës – Panorama (in Albanian)
  7. ^ Results hint at Albanian ascension – UEFA
  8. ^ Albania – Championship Winning Teams – RSSSF
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