About Bahri Kavaja
Lived 1924 – 1987 (aged 62). Bahri Kavaja was an Albanian association football player.
Bahri Ahmet Kavaja (23 August 1924 – 19 August 1987) was an Albanian football player who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Dinamo Tirana as well as the Albania national team.
International career He made his debut for Albania in an October 1946 Balkan Championship match against Yugoslavia and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1950 friendly match against Bulgaria.
Defection In September 1950 after a game in Hungary, he escaped his team along with Sulejman (Bule) Vathi after swimming the strait of Bosphorus, and did not return to the Communist regime in Albania, eventually settling in New Zealand. He became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1965,
Honours Albanian Superliga: 1 1950
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Who was Bahri Kavaja?
Albanian association football player (1924-1987)
When was Bahri Kavaja born?
Bahri Kavaja was born on 23 August 1924 in Shkodër.
When did Bahri Kavaja die?
Bahri Kavaja died on 19 August 1987 in Adelaide.
What was Bahri Kavaja's occupation?
Bahri Kavaja was an association football player.
What nationality was Bahri Kavaja?
Bahri Kavaja was Albanian.
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