Gerti Shima

Gerti Shima (born 9 May 1986 in Tirana) is an Albanian professional basketball player who currently plays for Albanian side KB Tirana in the Albanian Basketball Superliga. Shima transferred for the second time to Sigal Prishtina in January 2016. He made a big comeback to his hometown club, where he has been playing professionally since he was 15 years old, KB Tirana on 3 November 2016.He retired from basketball in September 2021,after he was elected in position of Secretary General in Albania National Olympic Committee. In 2006 he scored 91 points in a game with Valbona against Partizani, a league record that stood for ten years until Genti Lasku scored 100.[1]

Gerti Shima
Shima with Albania National Basketball Team
No. 15 KB Tirana
PositionPower forward
LeagueAlbania Basketball Superliga
Personal information
Born (1986-05-06) May 6, 1986
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2001–present
Career history
2001–2002KB Tirana
2004–2006BC Valbona
2006–2008Sigal Prishtina
2008–2011KB Tirana
2011–2012Čapljina Lasta
2012–2015KB Peja
2015-2016KB Bashkimi
2016Sigal Prishtina
2017-presentKB Tirana

Career

Shima returned to Kosovo in September 2012 after securing a transfer to KB Peja, signing a one-year contract.[2]

On 10 August 2015, Shima signed one-year contract for KB Bashkimi.,[3] but on 8 January 2016 he left KB Bashkimi.

On 11 January 2016, he signed one-year contract for Sigal Prishtina.[4] On 3 November 2016, he made a come back to SK.Tirana. Shima played from 2001 in the national team and he is also the Capitan of Albania national team.

From September 2021 he is in position of Secretary General at Albania Olympic Committee

Achievements

BC Valbona: 2004-05, 2005-06
PBC Tirana:2002-03 2007-08 ,2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 2016-2017 ,2017-18

Kosova league 2

KB Peja: 2012-2013

Sigal Prishtina: 2015-2016

  • Basketball Cup: 8
PBC Tirana: 2001-2002 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 2016-17

BC Valbona 2004-05,2005–06 Kosova Cup 2015-2016 (Sigal Prishtina)

PBC Tirana:2008 2009, 2010, 2011 2017

BC Valbona 2004-05, 2005–06 Balkan league : 1 2015-2016 (Sigal Prishtina)

References

    https://cijm.org.gr/gerti-shima-appointed-general-secretary-of-the-albanian-olympic-committee/

    https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113231/shima-new-koksh-secretary-general



    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.