Iljaz Çeço (born 3 January 1947) is an Albanian retired football player and club director.
 Çeço in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iljaz Çeço | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Lushnjë, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Traktori | ||
| 1963–1970 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 1970–1971 | 17 Nëntori | ||
| 1971–1978 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1969–1971 | Albania U-23 | 12 | (5) |
| 1964–1971 | Albania | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2013 | |||
Club career edit
The midfielder made his senior debut for Traktori Lushnja on 13 January 1962 against Korabi, aged only 15[1] and spent the rest of his playing career at Dinamo Tirana, except for one season at 17 Nëntori Tirana.[2]
International career edit
Çeço is the youngest footballer to ever play for Albania's national team. At only 17, he was launched by Zyber Konçi in a friendly against Algeria on October 11, 1964 that finished in a 1-1 draw.[3] He earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1971 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.[4]
Honours edit
- Albanian Cup: 3
Personal life edit
Çeço is married and has two children. He was a lawyer by profession.[7] He also was chairman of Dinamo from 1981 to 1987.
References edit
- ^ Iljaz Çeço: Kështu e fiton garën Lushnja - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ Profile - Footballdatabase
- ^ "Aventura me "fëmijët" e Kombëtares". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ^ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
- ^ Mjeshtri Iljaz Çeço, në 360 gradë: “Pse vuan futbolli ynë dhe këshillat e mia për Dukën” (Bio) - Telegraf (in Albanian)
External links edit
- Iljaz Çeço at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iljaz Çeço: Stema është e jona, ekipin e Dinamos duhet ta ringrejmë nga e para (bio) - Panorama (in Albanian)
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