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Shefqet Topi

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Shefqet Topi
Personal information
Full name Shefqet Topi
Date of birth (1934-01-01)1 January 1934
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Date of death 1 January 1998(1998-01-01) (aged 64)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956-1957 Partizani
1958–1970 Besa
International career
1957–1963 Albania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shefqet Topi (1934–1998) was an Albanian footballer who played most of his professional career as a goalkeeper for Besa Kavajë football club. He was also capped with the Albania National Football Team in the early 1960s.

A picture of an acrobatic save by Topi in a match against 17 Nëntori in 1961 became one of Albania's most iconic football photos.[1]

International career

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He made his debut for Albania in a September 1957 friendly match away against China and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international game was an October 1963 European Championship qualification match against Denmark.[2]

Honours

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1957[3]

References

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  1. ^ Një “Mace e zezë” në stadium, kushtuar fotos shqiptare, që mori çmim në “Word Press Photo” në Moskë ‘61 - Gazeta Shqiptare (in Albanian)
  2. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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