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Muhamet Vila

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Muhamet Vila
Personal information
Full name Muhamet Vila
Date of birth 7 March 1928
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Date of death 18 January 2002
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950-1960 Dinamo Tirana
International career
1952–1953 Albania 3 (0)
Managerial career
1971-1973 Besa Kavajë
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhamet Vila (7 March 1928 – 18 January 2002) was an Albanian footballer who played his entire professional career as defender for Dinamo Tirana football club.

Playing career

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Club

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Paired with Xhevdet Shaqiri he formed the backbone of the defense for a Dinamo team that went on to win 6 league titles in the 1950s.

International

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He made his debut for Albania in a November 1952 friendly match against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1953 friendly against Poland.[1]

Managerial career

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Vila served as head coach of Besa Kavajë in the 1970s and helped lead the club to 2 Albania Cup finals appearances and to the final of the Balkan Cup tournament of 1971.

Personal life

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His son Arben also played for Dinamo and the national team[2] in the 1980s.

Honours

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1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Database".
  2. ^ Vëllezërit e Kombëtares, nga Ballgjinët te Bashat - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  3. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF