Kujtim Majaci
{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| fullname = Kujtim Majaci
| birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1962|3|20}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2009|7|14|1962|3|20}}
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
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| position = Striker
| youthyears1 = 1976–1980
| youthclubs1 = Apolonia Fier
| years1 = 1980–1992
| clubs1 = Apolonia Fier
| caps1 = 300
| goals1 = 174
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Albania U-21
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1989–1990
| nationalteam2 = Albania
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
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Kujtim Majaci (20 March 1962 - 14 July 2009) was an Albanian football player.
Club career
He played for Apolonia Fier for his entire career, playing around 300 league games and scoring 174 goals, making him the club's highest goalscorer. He was also a member of the Albania national team, earning 3 senior caps.[http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=156888 Fier, shuhet legjenda Kujtim Majaci]{{Cite web |url=http://index.fieri.com/sports/1883-shuhet-legjenda-e-futbollit-fierak-kujtim-majaci.html |title=Shuhet legjenda e futbollit fierak: Kujtim Majaci! |access-date=2013-12-20 |archive-date=2015-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216031202/http://index.fieri.com/sports/1883-shuhet-legjenda-e-futbollit-fierak-kujtim-majaci.html |url-status=dead }}[http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.kujtim.majaci.63093.en.html Footballdatabase profile]
International career
Majaci made his debut for Albania in a January 1989 friendly match against Greece and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals.[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=12780 Intl career stats] - EU-Football
His final international was a November 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification match against France.
Death
He died of a heart attack in July 2009, aged 47,[http://arkiva.km.gov.al/?fq=brenda&m=news&lid=11492&gj=gj2 Premier Sali Berisha offers condolences to family of footballer Kujtim Majaci] - Republic of Albania Council of Ministers after collapsing on Seman Beach near Fier. In his honour, a statue was erected in Fier.[http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/fieri-nderon-kujtim-majacin-nje-liber-per-legjenden-e-apolonise/ Fieri nderon Kujtim Majacin, një libër për legjendën e Apolonisë] - Panorama {{in lang|sq}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=25235}}
{{Albanian Superliga top scorers}}
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Category:Footballers from Fier
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Albanian men's footballers
Category:Albania men's international footballers
Category:FK Apolonia Fier players
Category:Kategoria Superiore players
Category:20th-century Albanian sportsmen
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