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Albanian footballer

Astrit Ziu
Personal information
Full name Astrit Ziu
Date of birth (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Berat, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1960–1963 Tomori Berat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Tomori
1966–1978 Partizani
1968–1969 → Luftëtari (loan)
International career
Albania U21
1970–1972 Albania 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Astrit Ziu (born 8 July 1946) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a left back and made six appearances for the Albania national team.

Club career

Ziu started his career at hometown club Tomori Berat, before joining the military and thus army team Partizani Tirana in 1966. With Partizani he won a league title and 3 domestic cups. He also had a season on loan with Luftëtari. He has played at leftback for club and country but also in any other position except between the goalposts.

International career

Ziu made his debut for Albania on 13 December 1970 in a UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying match against Turkey, in which he scored Albania's only goal in the 1–2 loss. He went on to make six appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 21 June 1972 in a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland, which finished as a 0–1 loss.

Career statistics

International

Albania
Year Apps Goals
1970 1 1
1971 4 0
1972 1 0
Total 6 1

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 December 1970 İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying

Personal life

Ziu has a son and a daughter and he has lived 12 years in Barcelona, Spain, before returning to Albania. After his playing career he worked as a sports instructor in the army and for the military press. He also was chief at Partizani and works as a coach for UD Vista Alegre Castelldefels during his years in Spain.

Honours

1971
1968, 1970, 1973

References

  1. Astrit Ziu at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Astrit Ziu, ai që "çmendi" Partizanin" [Astrit Ziu, the one who "drove them crazy" at Partizan]. panorama.com.al (in Albanian). Panorama. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ Intervista/ Flet për “Telegraf” Astrit Ziu, ish-mengjërashi “absolut” që luajti në çdo sektor të fushës me Tomorin, Partizanin (Bio) - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. ^ Astrit Ziu, ai që “çmendi” Partizanin - Panorama (in Albanian)
  5. ^ "Astrit Ziu". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF

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