Florian Myrtaj
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Florian Myrtaj is an Albania
n footballer. He plays forward for Sorrento and the Albanian national team
. He has 26 caps and 3 goals for the national team. Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C.
youth section, is also an Italian citizen.
Myrtaj reached his highlight during his period at Verona
, then in Serie B
, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals. Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena
in co-ownership deal
along with Christian Terlizzi
. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona. After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro
, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo
; on September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo
, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Campanian side.
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Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n footballer. He plays forward for Sorrento and the Albanian national team
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
. He has 26 caps and 3 goals for the national team. Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C.
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...
youth section, is also an Italian citizen.
Myrtaj reached his highlight during his period at Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
, then in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals. Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
in co-ownership deal
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
along with Christian Terlizzi
Christian Terlizzi
Christian Terlizzi is an Italian professional footballer who plays for A.S. Varese 1910. He has played for clubs on all professional levels of Italian football, including U.S. Città di Palermo, U.C. Sampdoria, and Catania Calcio in the Serie A. He has also been capped for the Italy national...
. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona. After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro
F.C. Catanzaro
Catanzaro Calcio 2011 is an Italian football club based in Catanzaro, Calabria.The club were founded in 1929 as Catanzarese, then changed their denomnation to Unione Sportiva Catanzaro in 1946, shortly after the end of the World War II and in 2006 to Football Club Catanzaro...
, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo
Teramo Calcio
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Teramo Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Teramo, Abruzzo. It is currently in the season 2011–12 playing in Serie D, the fourth division of Italian football...
; on September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo
A.C. Arezzo
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Atletico Arezzo is an Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany...
, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Campanian side.
National team statistics
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