Eduard Kaçaçi
{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eduard Kaçaçi
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|1|9}}
| birth_place = Tirana, Albania
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Forward
| years1 = 1986–1991 | clubs1 = Partizani Tirana
| years2 = 1998–1999 | clubs2 = FSG Schiffweiler | caps2 = 34 | goals2 = 23
| nationalyears1 = 1990
| nationalteam1 = Albania
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Eduard Kaçaçi (born 9 January 1967) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a forward for Partizani Tirana.
International career
Kaçaçi made his debut for Albania in a September 1990 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=9971|title=Player Database}}
His second and final international was a November 1990 European Championship qualification match against France.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2908--albania-vs-france/ Report] - UEFA
Defection
Kaçaçi, alongside national team members Lorenc Leskaj and Genc Ibro, disappeared from the national team squad in March 1991 in Geneva on their way to Paris to play a European Championship qualifier against France.[https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-53262 SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES] - El Tiempo {{in lang|es}} At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. The players were later reported to have sought asylum in Switzerland.[http://www.arkivalajmeve.com/Kuzhe-therret-23lojtare-kunder-Frances.1047114365/ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances] - Info Arkiva {{in lang|sq}}
Honours
References
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External links
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Category:Albanian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Albania men's international footballers
Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:FK Partizani Tirana players
Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:20th-century Albanian sportsmen
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