Ilir Daja
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ilir Daja | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tirana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1990 | Dinamo Tirana | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2007 | Elbasani | ||
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2012–2013 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tirana | ||
| 2017– | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ilir Daja (born on 20 October 1966 in Tirana) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Skënderbeu Korçë.
Daja spent his youth career with Tirana, before playing for Dinamo Tirana for ten years. In 1989, in Dinamo's European Champion Clubs' Cup clash against Dinamo București, Daja suffered a major knee injury that forced him to go on surgery several times.
Daja started his managerial career in 2005 with Elbasani whom he stayed until 2007, helping the club to win the Albanian Superliga in 2005–06 season. Then he signed with Dinamo Tirana two seasons later to prevail again in this competition.
In October 2015, Daja begun negotiations with KF Tirana and on 28th, Daja signed a contract until the end of the season. He was presented to the media the next day. Tirana defeated Kukësi 2–1 at home in Daja's first match in charge, returning in winning ways after three league matches. On 1 November 2016, following the goalless draw against Vllaznia Shkodër, Daja was released from his contract by club president Refik Halili.
On 3 January 2017, Daja was hired the new coach of Skënderbeu Korçë hours after the departure of Andrea Agostinelli, who was released from the club. He was presented in the next day, citing that it the team doesn't win the league, it would be a big failure.
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