Rezart Dabulla
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rezart Dabulla | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 |
Lushnja | 30 | (0) |
1998–2006 | Tirana | 196 | (8) |
2006–2007 | Vllaznia | 28 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Shkumbini | 25 | (1) |
2008–2013 | Tirana | 49 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Lushnja | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Albania U-19 | 3 | (1) | |
1999–2000 | Albania U-21 | 5 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Albania | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2010 |
Rezart Dabulla (born 24 October 1979 in Tirana, nicknamed: Dabi[1]) is an Albanian retired football player. His main position was centre-back but he could also play as a left full-back.
Club career
Lushnja
Dabulla made his professional debut with
Albanian First Division during the 1996–1997 season. He played for the club until the end of the 1998–1999 season when he was offered a move to Albania's biggest club, KF Tirana
. Dabulla made the move to the capital at the age of just 19 after having broken into the Lushnja first team the previous season.
KF Tirana
He had immediate success despite having to compete with players such as
Kategoria superiore 2006-07
season.
Vllaznia
The German coach
KS Shkumbini Peqin
side.
Lushnja
He was brought in to lead the defence alongside the experienced player Lorenc Pasha at his first ever club Lushnja. With Dabulla solid in defence for most of the season, Shkumbini finished fifth in the final league table.[4]
Return to Tirana
After a successful season with Shkumbini, Dabulla was bought by
Nigerian defender Abraham Alechenwu was not available. He made 24 league appearances that season[5]
and helped Tirana win their 23rd league title, more than any other club in Albania.
In the
Devis Mukaj. However, a late Flamurtari comeback meant that Tirana narrowly missed completing the double.[8]
International career
Dabulla has also played for the
Malta International Football Tournament 2000 on 6 February 2000. Once again under the guidance of Zhega, Dabulla was picked for the game but this time he played the full 90 minutes. He helped his team to a comfortable 3–0 victory against a weak Andorra side, with the goals coming from Edmond Dalipi, Rudi Vata and Roland Zajmi.[11] Dabulla was part of the Albanian team that famously won the tournament in 2000 although he only played in one game out of a possible three. Hs next game was a friendly played in San Diego, USA, against Mexico. Dabulla once again started and played the entire 90 minutes, but this time Albania suffered a 4–0 defeat. Albania fielded their so-called 'B' team for this fixture that included many uncapped players. Albania also had the defender Ardit Beqiri sent off just before half time.[12] Dabulla had to wait for more than a year for his next cap which was in Sofia against Bulgaria. Dabulla's involvement in the game was minimal as he came on as a substitute for Nevil Dede in the 90th minute. Albania lost the match 2-0 as a result of two Dimitar Berbatov goals in the opening 34 minutes.[13] His last international, like his first, was against Macedonia, this time in Prilep, Macedonia. Dabulla once again began the match on the substitutes' bench before being brought on by the German coach Hans-Peter Briegel in the 86th minute for Adrian Aliaj. The match ended 3–1 to Macedonia.[14]
National team statistics
Albania national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1999 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ http://www.sportishqiptar.com.al/tirana-barazim-ne-miqesoren-me-diarbakirsporin/[permanent dead link]
- ^ KF Tirana 1998-1999
- ^ Vllaznia 2006-2007
- ^ Shkumbini 2007-2008
- ^ League appearances 2008-2009
- ^ Albanian Cup v Terbuni
- ^ Albanian Cup v Lushnja
- ^ Cup final v Flamurtari
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Albania 2-0 Macedonia
- ^ Albania 3-0 Andorra
- ^ Mexico 4-0 Albania
- ^ Bulgaria 2-0 Albania
- ^ Macedonia 3-1 Albania
- ^ Rezart Dabulla at National-Football-Teams.com