Fjodor_Xhafa
Fjodor Xhafa
Albanian footballer and coach
Fjodor Xhafa (born 8 March 1976) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fjodor Xhafa | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-03-08) 8 March 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Flamurtari | 22 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Bylis | 15 | (4) |
| 1997–1999 | Flamurtari | 55 | (16) |
| 1999–2000 | Dinamo Tirana | 25 | (8) |
| 2000 | Mons | 9 | (1) |
| 2001 | Bylis | 11 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Dinamo Tirana | 23 | (11) |
| 2002–2005 | Tirana | 102 | (28) |
| 2005–2006 | Dinamo Tirana | 15 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Flamurtari | 29 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Elbasani | 53 | (8) |
| 2010–2013 | Bylis | 72 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Albania U-21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002 | Albania | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2009 | |||
Xhafa was registered as Elbasani player for the 2007–08 season.[2]
On 26 July 2010, Xhafa, at 33 years old, agreed personal terms and joined Bylis Ballsh for a third time.[3]
During the summer of 2013, Xhafa decided to end his football playing career after 20 years as a professional footballer, starting the coaching career as the assistant manager of Bylis Ballsh.[4]
On 13 March 2002, Xhafa played his first and last match with Albania national team, substituting the fellow debutant Dritan Babamusta in the 56th minute in the 4–0 away loss at Qualcomm Stadium against Mexico.[5]
Club
- Dinamo Tirana
- Tirana
- "Fjodor Xhafa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Elbasani, lojtaret e federuar" [Elbasani, the federated players] (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Levizjet/ Fjodor Xhafa i rikthehet futbollit e firmos me Bylisin" [Fjodor Xhafa return to football and signs with Bylis] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Pëllumb Starova (19 August 2013). "Fjodor Xhafa lë futbollin: Vazhdoj si trajner i dytë te Bylisi" [Fjodor Xhafa leaves football: I continue as the second manager of Bylis] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- "Football MATCH: 13.03.2002 Mexico v Albania". EU-Football.info. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- "Albania Cup (Kupa e Shqipërisë) 2005/06". RSSF.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- Fjodor Xhafa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fjodor Xhafa at FootballDatabase.eu
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