Ilir Daja
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilir Daja | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tirana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1990 | Dinamo Tirana | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | Elbasani | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2012–2013 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| 2015– | Tirana | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ilir Daja (born on 20 October 1966 in Tirana) is a former Albanian football midfielder.
Club career
Daja spent his youth career with Tirana, before playing for Dinamo Tirana for ten years.[1] In 1989, in Dinamo's European Champion Clubs' Cup clash against Dinamo București, Daja suffered a major knee injury that forced him to go on surgery several times.[1]
Managerial career
Daja started his managerial career in 2005 with Elbasani whom he stayed until 2007, helping the club to win the Albanian Superliga in 2005–06 season. Then he signed with Dinamo Tirana two seasons later to prevail again in this competition.
In October 2015, Daja begun negotiations with KF Tirana and on 28th,[2] Daja signed a contract until the end of the season.[3] He was presented to the media the next day.[4] Tirana defeated Kukësi 2–1 at home in Daja's first match in charge, returning in winning ways after three league matches.[5]
Managerial statistics
- As of 30 October 2016
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Tirana | 28 October 2015 | Present | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 42.86 | [6] |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 42.86 | |||
References
- 1 2 Jetmir Halilaj (22 October 2016). "Një jetë në futboll, Ilir Daja: Ju rrëfej 50 vitet e mia" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tirana pranë firmës me trajnerin Ilir Daja" (in Albanian). InfoAlbania.al. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ilir Daja merr drejtimin e skuadrës së Tiranës" (in Albanian). Gazeta Tema. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ilir Daja prezantohet te Tirana" (in Albanian). TV Klan. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tirana vs. Kukësi 2 – 1". Soccerway. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ KF Tirana – List of matches