Iljaz Çeço
![]() Çeço in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iljaz Çeço | ||
Date of birth | (1947-01-03) 3 January 1947 (age 77) | ||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2013 |
Iljaz Çeço (born 3 January 1947) is an Albanian retired football player and club director.
Club career
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
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
- Albanian Superliga: 5
- 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977[5]
- Albanian Cup: 3
Personal life
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
- ^ 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
- 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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