Salvador Kaçaj

Salvador Kaçaj (born 23 October 1967) is a retired Albanian football player. Kaçaj has a legal degree as well as a business degree that he earned by attending University in New York. He was presented with the title "Master of the sport" and decorated with "Gold Medal". Kaçaj is now married with four children.

Salvador Kaçaj
Personal information
Full name Salvador Kaçaj
Date of birth (1967-10-23) 23 October 1967
Place of birth Lezhë, Albania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Besëlidhja
1990–1991 Skënderbeu
1990–1991 Kalotheas
1992–1994 Athinaikos
1994–1999 Olympiakos Nicosia 28 (4)
1995–1997 Omonia Nicosia
1997–1998 Levadiakos
1998–2000 Vllaznia 11 (1)
International career
1991–1996 Albania 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kaçaj began playing football in Albania with the club Besëlidhja Lezhë, and moved to Greece in 1991. After one season in the Greek third division with Kallithea F.C.,[1] he joined Athinaikos F.C. in the Greek first division for two seasons.[2]

After three seasons in Cyprus with AC Omonia, he returned to Greece to play for Levadiakos F.C. in the Greek second division.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1991 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal.[4] His final international was a June 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Portugal.[5]

Post football career

In May 2011, Kaçaj was elected town mayor of Shëngjin, a small touristic coastal town situated in Lezhë District.[6]

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