Armand Duka

{{Short description|Head of the Albanian Football Association}}

{{COI|date=January 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Armand Duka

| image = Armand Duka UEFA Headshot.jpg

| caption =

| office1 = UEFA Vice President

| alongside1 = Zbigniew Boniek, David Gill, Gabriele Gravina and Laura McAllister

| president1 = Aleksander Čeferin

| vicepresident1 = Karl-Erik Nilsson
(as first vice-president)

| term_start1 = 26 September 2023

| term_end1 =

| office2 = Member of the UEFA Executive Committee

| president2 = Aleksander Čeferin

| vicepresident2 = Karl-Erik Nilsson

| term_start2 = 7 February 2019

| term_end2 = 26 September 2023

| order3 = 9th President of the

| office3 = Albanian Football Association

| term_start3 = 1 March 2002

| term_end3 =

| predecessor3 = Miço Papadhopulli

| successor3 =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|10|7}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2019-02-06 |title=Armand Duka {{!}} Inside UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/024e-0f8e67ad2e5d-4cd39f2971cd-1000--armand-duka/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=UEFA |language=en}}

| birth_place = Shijak, PR Albania

| residence = Durrës, Albania

| alma_mater = University of Tirana

| occupation = Football executive

| signature = Armand Duka (nënshkrim).svg

| website = {{website|https://armanduka.com/}}

}}

Armand Duka (born 7 October 1962) is an Albanian businessman and head of the Albanian Football Association (FShF).[https://web.archive.org/web/20100311230056/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=alb/news/newsid=1460238.html Duka re-elected as Albanian FA president]. UEFA.com. Retrieved on 29 August 2016. His first role in football was being owner of Erzeni Shijak.[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/alb/ Results hint at Albanian ascension] - UEFA

Education

Duka graduated in economics from Tirana University.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Career

Duka has been president of the FShF since 2002.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111006103851/http://www.alsat.tv/eng/ALSAT_Lajme/Sport/Armand_Duka_for_the_third_time_head_of_the_Albanian_Football_Federation/ Armand Duka for the third time head of the Albanian Football Federation]. alsat.tv (9 March 2010)

On 1 March 2014, Duka signed a new four-year contract to stay as president of the Football Association of Albania.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140414102818/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2065735.html Fourth term for Duka in Albania]. UEFA.com (1 March 2014). Retrieved on 2016-08-29.

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