Florian Myrtaj

Florian Myrtaj (born 15 September 1976) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker.

Florian Myrtaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-09-15) 15 September 1976
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Modena 1 (0)
1995–1997 Sassuolo 51 (7)
1997–1999 Reggiolo 64 (23)
1999–2000 Alzano Virescit 1 (0)
1999–2000 → Teramo (loan) 27 (6)
2000–2002 Teramo 53 (41)
2002–2003 Cesena 28 (12)
2003–2005 Verona 45 (13)
2005–2006 Catanzaro 26 (4)
2006 Perugia 15 (0)
2006–2007 Teramo 33 (8)
2007–2008 Arezzo 18 (6)
2008–2010 Sorrento 41 (14)
National team
2002–2006 Albania 25 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C. youth section, is also an Italian citizen.

Club career

Myrtaj was born in Vlorë. He reached his highlight during his period at Verona, then in Serie B, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals.

Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena in co-ownership deal along with Christian Terlizzi. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona.[1] After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo; in September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo, and spent two seasons with the Campanian side.

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a January 2002 Bahrain Tournament match against Macedonia and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against Lithuania.[2]

International statistics
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200260
200362
200460
200561
200610
Total253

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 February 2003Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy Vietnam5–0WonFriendly
2.12 February 2003Stadio Comunale, Bastia Umbra, Italy Vietnam5–0WonFriendly
3.3 September 2005Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania Kazakhstan2–1Won2006 World Cup qual.
Correct as of 7 October 2015[3]

Post-playing career

After retirement, Myrtaj worked as a scout for Modena from July 2013 to February 2014.

References
  1. "CALCIOMERCATO, ALTRO COLPO DELL'HELLAS: ARRIVA IN GIALLOBLU' ANCHE FLORIAN MYRTAJ". Hellas Verona FC (in Italian). 11 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "Football PLAYER: Florian Myrtaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.


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