Julian Brahja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Brahja | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Laç, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dinamo Tirana (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Laçi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Laçi | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Besëlidhja Lezhë | 44 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Elbasani | 26 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Teuta Durrës | 22 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Laçi | 44 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Elbasani | 35 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Teuta Durrës | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Kastrioti Krujë | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Dinamo Tirana | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Laçi | 30 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 42 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Kukësi | 54 | (2) |
| 2015 | Teuta Durrës | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Tërbuni Pukë | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Bylis Ballsh | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Tirana | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 393 | (15) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017– | Dinamo Tirana (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2017. |
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Julian Brahja (born 6 December 1980 in Laç) is a Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current assistant manager of Albanian First Division club Dinamo Tirana. A former defender, he started his career with his hometown club Laçi as a teenager at the age of 14, where he would turn professional in 1998. He has played for 10 clubs in Albania during his professional career since 1998.
On 18 June 2008, Brahja signed a one-year deal with the second-most successful team of Albania, Dinamo Tirana, for an undisclosed fee, becoming the club's third summer signing. He was called up for the team's European campaign in 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On 15 July, in first leg of first qualifying round against Bosnian side Modriča, Brahja was an unused substitute in an eventual 0–2 home defeat. Eight days later, in the returning leg at Bilino Polje Stadium, Brahja was again in the bench for the entire match with Dinamo who was defeated 2–1 in the last minutes.
On 24 August 2008, Brahja made his league debut in team's opening match of 2008–09 Albanian Superliga season against Teuta Durrës, playing full-90 minutes in a goalless draw at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. Throughout the 2008–09 season, Brahja was an important instrument for Zlatko Dalić and then Shkëlqim Muça side, playing 21 out of 33 matches in an eventual third-place finish. Following the end of the 2008–09 season, Brahja terminated his contract with the club.
Following his departure from Dinamo Tirana, Brahja returned to his boyhood club Laçi for the 2009–10 season. He made his first appearance of the season on 23 August 2009 in the team's opening league match of season away against Skënderbeu Korçë, playing full-90 minutes in a 4–3 dramatic defeat. Later, on 19 September, Brahja scored his first career brace and also the first goals of the season during the 3–2 home win against Apolonia Fier, helping Laçi to get its first win of the season. Brahja was again in the scoresheet on 19 December when he netted the winner of the match against Kastrioti Krujë, giving Laçi three important points.
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