About Skënder Begeja
Lived 1924 – 2010 (aged 86). Skënder Begeja was an Albanian association football player.
Skënder Begeja (5 February 1924 - 3 October 2010) was a former Albanian football forward. He made four appearances for the Albania national team.
Club career Begeja studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. He was the first Albanian athlete to run the 100 meters under 11 seconds.
Personal life and death After retiring as a player in 1958, Begeja worked as a reserve team coach with Dinamo and was deputy to head coach Skënder Jareci. He also worked for the FSHF and the Albanian Olympic committee. He died on 3 October 2010, aged 86.
Honours
Dinamo Tirana
Kategoria Superiore (6): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956. Kupa e Shqipërisë (3): 1952, 1953, 1954.
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Who was Skënder Begeja?
Albanian footballer (1924-2010)
When was Skënder Begeja born?
Skënder Begeja was born on 5 February 1924 in Tirana.
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Skënder Begeja died on 3 October 2010.
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Skënder Begeja was an association football player.
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Skënder Begeja was Albanian.
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