Foto Strakosha

Infobox Football biography
playername = Foto Strakosha


fullname = Fotaq Strakosha
height = height|m=1.88
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|3|29
cityofbirth = Tepelenë
countryofbirth = Albania
currentclub = APOEL
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position = Goalkeeper Coach (former Goalkeeper)
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youthclubs =
years = 1985-1988 1988-1990 1991 1991-1993 1993-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2004-2005
clubs = flagicon|Albania Minatori Tepelene flagicon|Albania Dinamo Tirana flagicon|Greece PAS Giannina flagicon|Greece Ethnikos Piraeus flagicon|GreeceOlympiacos flagicon|GreecePanionios flagicon|Greece Ionikos flagicon|Greece Kallithea flagicon|Greece Ethinikos Asteras flagicon|Greece Proodeftiki flagicon|Greece Panionios
caps(goals) = 38 (0) 3 (0) 33 (0) 39 (0) 56 (0) 75 (0) 13 (0) 13 (0) 12 (0) 5 (0)
nationalyears = 1990-2005
nationalteam = Albania
nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (0) [cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/strakosha-intl.html|publisher=rssf.com|title=Fotaq "Foto" Strakosha - International Appearances|date=2005-02-23|accessdate=2008-06-11]
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Fotaq 'Foto' Strakosha (born March 29 1965) is a former Albanian football goalkeeper of Ethnic Greek descent. ["Always Next Year" WSC Books Limited(2001),pg.31,] , who holds the record for the most caps for Albania with 73 caps.

Career

He is consisdered by many as one of the best footballing talent to ever be produced by Albania. Strakosha spent large parts of his career in Greece. His clubs in Greece include PAS Giannina, Ethnikos Asteras, Olympiacos, Panionios NFC, Ionikos and Kallithea FC. After that he retired from football, he became a goalkeeping coach. Until 2007 he was the Olympiakos goalkeeping coach, when he signed for the Cypriot champions APOEL FC.

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=57 Career & stats]

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