Florian Myrtaj

Florian Myrtaj
Personal information
Date of birth	15 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Vlorë, Albania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Modena
1995–1997	Sassuolo
1997–1999	Reggiolo
1999–2000	Alzano Virescit
1999–2000	→ Teramo (loan)
2000–2002	Teramo
2002–2003	Cesena
2003–2005	Verona
2005–2006	Catanzaro
2006	Perugia
2006–2007	Teramo
2007–2008	Arezzo
2008–2010	Sorrento
International career
2002–2006	Albania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florian Myrtaj (born 15 September 1976) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a forward.

Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C. youth section, is also an Italian citizen.

Club career

Myrtaj was born in Vlorë. He reached his highlight during his period at Verona, then in Serie B, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals.

Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena in co-ownership deal along with Christian Terlizzi. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona.^[1] After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo; in September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo, and spent two seasons with the Campanian side.

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a January 2002 Bahrain Tournament match against Macedonia and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against Lithuania.^[2]

International statistics

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	6	0
2003	6	2
2004	6	0
2005	6	1
2006	1	0
Total	25	3

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 February 2003	Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy	Vietnam	5–0	Won	Friendly
2.	12 February 2003	Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy	Vietnam	5–0	Won	Friendly
3.	3 September 2005	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Kazakhstan	2–1	Won	2006 World Cup qual.
Correct as of 7 October 2015^[3]

Post-playing career

After retirement, Myrtaj worked as a scout for Modena from July 2013 to February 2014.

References

^ "CALCIOMERCATO, ALTRO COLPO DELL'HELLAS: ARRIVA IN GIALLOBLU' ANCHE FLORIAN MYRTAJ". Hellas Verona FC (in Italian). 11 July 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "Football PLAYER: Florian Myrtaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

External links

Florian Myrtaj at National-Football-Teams.com
(in Italian) Hellastory.net page on Florian Myrtaj
Albania National Team Appearances

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[1] "CALCIOMERCATO, ALTRO COLPO DELL'HELLAS: ARRIVA IN GIALLOBLU' ANCHE FLORIAN MYRTAJ". Hellas Verona FC (in Italian). 11 July 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

[2] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[3] "Football PLAYER: Florian Myrtaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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