Ilir Përnaska
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilir Jonuz Përnaska | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1981 |
Dinamo Tirana | (136) | |
International career | |||
1971–1981 | Albania | 15 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ilir Jonuz Përnaska (born 7 May 1951) is an Albanian former
Club career
Përnaska is a product of the famous Dinamo academy and in 1967 Skënder Jareci promoted him along with Faruk Sejdini to the Dinamo first team, where at the age of just 16 he was in the usual starting eleven. On his debut in 1967 in an away match against
Ilir was part of the 'Golden Age' of Dinamo between 1971 and 1981, where under the guidance of Skënder Jareci the club dominated Albanian football, winning 5
Ilir retired from professional football in 1981 at the age of 30 after 14 years at Dinamo where he scored 136 goals[3] and left his mark in the history of the club as well as Albanian football. Following his retirement he received a letter from Albania's Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha along with a pair of shorts, which the player himself found to be a humourus act on the state's behalf.[2]
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1971 Olympic Games qualification match against Romania in Tirana and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 5 goals. His final international was a September 1981 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland.[4]
International goals
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 November 1971 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Turkey | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
2 | 14 November 1971 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Turkey | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
3 | 3 November 1976 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Algeria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4 | 3 November 1976 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Algeria | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5 | 19 October 1980 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Honours
Dinamo Tirana
- Albanian Cup: 1970–71, 1973–74, 1977–78
- Spartakiada Kombëtare: 1959, 1969, 1974
- Kupa e Ushtrisë Popullore: 1973, 1978
- Kupa e 500 vjetorit të Skënderbeut: 1968
Individual
- Albanian Golden Boot (6): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
- Mjeshtër Sporti
- Mjeshtër i Merituar i Sportit
- Mjeshtër i Madh
- Order of Naim Frashëri
Personal life
Përnaska was born in Tirana, his father Jonuz Korça was from the southern city of Korçë and his mother from the Këllezi clan in Tiranë, the last name 'Përnaska' was given to him over time. He moved to Ascoli Piceno, Italy in 1992, where he resides with his wife and 2 daughters.[2]
References
- ^ ""Këpucët e Arta" të Shqipërisë, nga Refik Resmja te Iir Përnaska". Telegraf. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Agron Kaja (13 May 2011). "Të bësh futboll është sakrificë, por talenti e kthen atë në "art"" (in Albanian). Gazeta Telegraf. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Pension i posaçëm për legjendën e Dinamos, Ilir Përnaska - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ "Ilir Përnaska - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Ilir Përnaska at National-Football-Teams.com