Erjon Bogdani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Albania U19 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Partizani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Partizani | 62 | (21) |
| 1997–1998 | Gençlerbirliği | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | NK Zagreb | 25 | (8) |
| 2000–2004 | Reggina | 67 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | → Salernitana (loan) | 38 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Verona | 38 | (17) |
| 2005–2007 | Siena | 49 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | Chievo | 61 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | → Livorno (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Cesena | 49 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Siena | 29 | (6) |
| Total | 466 | (103) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Albania U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 1996–2013 | Albania | 74 | (18) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Albania (Assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Albania U19 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Erjon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977 in Tirana) is an Albanian retired footballer and current manager of Albania national under-19 football team. In his playing career he played as a striker for Partizani Tirana in Albania, Gençlerbirliği in Turkey, NK Zagreb in Croatia and in Italy for Reggina, Salernitana, Verona, Siena, Chievo, Livorno, Cesena. In the international level he represented as well the Albania national football team and is current All-time top-scorer with 18 goals in 74 matches. He has been part of the team for 13 years, making his debut in 1996, and scoring the first goal three years later. In 2011, after his goal during the 2–1 away loss against Luxembourg, Bogdani broke the record of Alban Bushi to become the all-time top goalscorer of Albania. He is nicknamed "Bogu".
Bogdani was discovered by local side Partizani Tirana at the age of just 10 in a school team competition held in Tirana, where he scored 11 goals in just four games. The young Bogdani then joined Partizani Tirana's academy, where he played through the different age groups and eventually signing his first professional contract with the club in 1994.
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