Lin Shllaku

Lin Shllaku (12 July 1938 – 8 August 2016) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana, as well as the Albania national team.^[1][2]

Lin Shllaku

Personal information
Full name	Lin Shllaku
Date of birth	(1938-07-12)12 July 1938
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Date of death	8 August 2016(2016-08-08) (aged 78)
Place of death	Tirana, Albania
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1956	Vllaznia
1956–1971	Partizani
International career
1963–1970	Albania	15	(0)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Partizani (assistant)
1973–1974	Besëlidhja
1974–1975	Partizani (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Born in Shkodër, Shllaku started with local club Vllaznia but played the largest part of his career for army club Partizani, with whom he won 7 league titles.^[3] He also won 7 domestic cups and was Partizani and national team captain for 7 years.^[4]

International

He made his debut for Albania in a June 1963 Olympic Games qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1970 European Championship qualification away against Poland.^[5]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he became an assistant at Partizani before being named coach of Besëlidhja.^[4]

Personal life

After the fall of communism, Shllaku lived in Kavala, Greece for 12 years.^[4]

Death

He died of a lung disease on 8 August 2016 at the Shefqet Ndroqi Hospital.^[6]

Honours

• Albanian Superliga: 7

1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971^[7]