Naim Kryeziu
 Kryeziu on a 2002 stamp of Albania | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naim Kryeziu | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth |
Gjakova, Republic of Kosova (now Kosovo) | ||
| Date of death | 20 March 2010 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1939 | Tirana | ||
| 1939–1947 |
Roma | 122 | (27) |
| 1947–1952 |
Napoli | 168 | (39) |
| 1953–1954 |
Turris | 22 | (2) |
| Total | 312 | (68) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Almas Roma | ||
| 1963 |
Roma | ||
| 1970–1973 | Almas Roma | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Naim Kryeziu (4 January 1918 – 20 March 2010) was a Kosovo Albanian football player who played as a right winger He is most remembered for the fame he achieved while playing in Italy in the 1940s and 1950s.
Club career
Born in
Later career
He later started an coaching career, serving also as AS Roma head coach for a short time during the 1963–64 season as a replacement for Alfredo Foni. He then became a scout for AS Roma, for which he discovered a young Giuseppe Giannini when played in a local club Frattocchie Marino.[2]
Kryeziu died in Rome at the age of 92 in 2010. He was the last living player of the first historical AS Roma scudetto. AS Roma, who was scheduled to play an evening game against Udinese on that day, played the game with black armbands to honour him.[3]
References
- ^ "Naim Krieziu" (in Italian). ASR Talenti. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ a b c "Intervista a Naim Krieziu" (in Italian). AS Roma Ultras. 11 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ "Morto Naim Krieziu: con i suoi gol la Roma vinse il primo scudetto" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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