Viktor Paço
Viktor Paço (born 7 December 1971 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired international football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Paço | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Flamurtari | 12 | (4) |
| 1991–1992 | Atlético Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Proodeftiki | ||
| 1994–1995 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 27 | (11) |
| 1995–1996 | AEK Larnaca | 25 | (12) |
| 1996 | Flamurtari | 13 | (14) |
| 1997 | Maribor | 24 | (14) |
| 1998 | Hajduk Split | 16 | (5) |
| 1998 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 13 | (9) |
| 1999 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Beitar Jerusalem | 37 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Haifa | 32 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Beitar Jerusalem | 28 | (8) |
| 2002 | Kocaelispor | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Rochester Rhinos | 12 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
A much-travelled striker, Paço has played for hometown club Flamurtari as well as in Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Israël,[1] Turkey and the United States. He was topscorer in the interrupted 1996–97 Albanian Superliga season with 14 goals[2] in 13 matches without playing in the play-off finals as he had already left the club for Slovenian side Maribor Branik during the 1997 Pyramid crisis.
International career edit
He made his debut for Albania in an October 1996 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Portugal in Tirana and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 1997 World Cup qualification match away against Ukraine.[3]
Personal life edit
Currently he lives in the United States with his wife Enkela and their two children, where he is coaching youth soccer in the Rochester, New York area.[4]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ Futbollistët shqiptarë të Izraelit – Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ^ Palmares Superiore – Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Actualised playing and coaching career at Super9.org 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Albania – Championship Winning Teams – RSSSF
External sources edit
- Viktor Paço at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at TFF.