Alban Tafaj

Alban Tafaj (born 3 December 1971) is an Albanian former professional football manager and retired player. He played for both Albanian city rivals Partizani Tirana and Tirana.

Playing career Born in Tirana, Albania, Tafaj played for hometown clubs Partizani Tirana and Tirana. He played at Partizani for five years, and at Tirana for nine. He won the Albanian Superliga six times as a player, one of them being with Partizani and the others with Tirana. Once again he became the caretaker manager after Croatian manager Ilija Lončarević left the club in October 2009 after a series of poor results. He stayed on that position until January 2009.

In October 2012, then still technical director of the club, Tafaj replaced Artur Lekbello as caretaker of Tirana for the fourth time, staying there until February 2013. He had already been caretaker earlier that year after Julián Rubio left the club for Flamurtari in September 2012.

Honours Player Partizani Tirana Albanian Superliga: 1992–93 Albanian Cup: 1992–93, 1996–97

Tirana Albanian Superliga: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003-04, 2004–05, 2005–06 Albanian Cup: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 Albanian Supercup: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005

Manager Tirana Albanian Superliga: 2008–09