Skënder Gega in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Skënder Gega | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Tropojë, Albania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
–1983 | Partizani Tirana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1992 | Partizani Tirana | ||
1992–1994 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
1994–1995 | Partizani Tirana | ||
National team | |||
1987 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Albania | 10 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2007 | USA women's U16 (assistant) | ||
2008 | USA women's U17 (assistant) | ||
2008 | Seton Hall Pirates (assistant) | ||
2011 | Albania U19 | ||
2011–2015 | Albania U21 | ||
2015– | Al-Jahra | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Skënder Gega (born 14 November 1963) is an Albanian retired footballer. He is currently the head coach of Kuwaiti Premier League side Al-Jahra, where he became the first Albanian coach in Asia.
Gega played the majority of his career at Partizani Tirana, an Albanian team, whilst also having a two-year stint with German side Sportfreunde Siegen between 1992 and 1994. He was also a member of the Albanian national team between 1987 and 1989 where he earned 10 senior caps.
He was appointed the head coach of the Albania under-19s in February 2011 where he remained until October 2011, when he was promoted to the head coach of the Albania under-21s.