Viktor Paço
Personal information | |||
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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 |
Viktor Paço (born 7 December 1971 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired international football player.
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 Archived 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.