Saimir Malko

{{short description|Albanian footballer}}

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| name = Saimir Malko

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| fullname = Saimir Malko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|3|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lushnjë, Albania

| height = {{height|m=1.88}}

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1985–1987 | youthclubs1 = Traktori Lushnja

| years1 = 1987–1989 | clubs1 = Traktori | caps1 = | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1989–1990 | clubs2 = Partizani | caps2 = | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = Traktori | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1991–1993 | clubs4 = Dinamo Tirana | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1993–1996 | clubs5 = Tirana | caps5 = 85 | goals5 = 12

| years6 = 1997 | clubs6 = Lushnja | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1997–1998 | clubs7 = Flamurtari | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 1998–1999 | clubs8 = Tirana | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 3

| years9 = 1999–2005 | clubs9 = Lushnja | caps9 = 120 | goals9 = 22

| totalcaps = 334+ |totalgoals = 43

| nationalyears1 = 1990–1991 | nationalteam1 = Albania U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1994–1996 | nationalteam2 = Albania

| nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008 | managerclubs1 = Lushnja

| manageryears2 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs2 = Lushnja

| manageryears3 = 2012 | managerclubs3 = Kamza

| manageryears4 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs4 = Besëlidhja

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Saimir Malko (born 17 March 1970) is an Albanian retired footballer who played for KS Lushnja, Partizani Tirana, Dinamo Tirana, KF Tirana and Flamurtari Vlorë.[http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.saimir.malko.57496.en.html Footballdatabase profile][https://web.archive.org/web/20150529201540/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=153866/ FIFA profile][http://www.11v11.com/players/saimir-malko-103992/ 11v11 profile]

Playing career

=International=

He made his debut for Albania in a May 1994 friendly match away against Macedonia and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Northern Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=12845|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=2019-06-02}}

Managerial career

After stints in charge of Lushnja and Kamza, Malko was appointed manager of Besëlidhja in December 2012.[http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/nisin-ndryshimet-malko-emerohet-trajner-te-beselidhja/ Nisin ndryshimet, Malko emërohet trajner te Besëlidhja] - Panorama {{in lang|sq}}

Honours

:: 1995, 1996, 1999 [https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams] - RSSSF

References

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