Kushtrim Lushtaku

Kushtrim Lushtaku

Personal information
Date of birth	8 October 1989
Place of birth	Skenderaj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Flamurtari Vlore
Youth career
1994–1998	TG Offenau
1998–1999	FSV Bad Friedrichshall
1999–2006	VfR Heilbronn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2008	TSG Backnang	10	(0)
2008–2009	KF Drenica	25	(10)
2009–2011	1860 München II	26	(1)
2011–2013	Örebro SK	33	(3)
2013–2014	Fortuna Köln	4	(0)
2014–2015	FK Kukësi	29	(5)
2015-	Flamurtari	8	(0)
National team
2008–2010	Kosovo U20	5	(2)
2010–	Kosovo	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Kushtrim Lushtaku (born 8 October 1989 in Skenderaj) is a Kosovar footballer of Albanians ethnicity who play for Flamurtari Vlore in the Albanian Superliga as a striker.

Career

Lushtaku was born in Skenderaj, Kosovo but raised in Heilbronn, Germany. He began his career with TG Offenau. After four years here, he joined FSV Bad Friedrichshall in summer 1998.^[1] He played for FSV Bad Friedrichshall for only one year. In July 1999, he signed for VfR Heilbronn^[2] and moved after two years to city rival FC Heilbronn.^[3] Lushtaku played for five years FC Heilbronn before joining TSG Backnang 1919 in summer 2006.^[3] After two successful years with TSG Backnang 1919 Lushtaku signed his first professional contract in the newly formed Kosovar Superliga for KF Drenica. In his first professional season he played 25 games, scoring nine goals and rendered fifteen assists for his club.^[4] In Summer 2009 he left KF Drenica and signed a four-year contract with TSV 1860 München on 30 July 2009.^[5]

On 1 March 2011, Kushtrim signed with Allsvenskan team Örebro SK.

References

1. "Steckbrief TSV 1860 München" (in German). tsv1860.de. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
2. "Sportbericht 2003/2004" (PDF) (in German). tsv1860.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
3. "Lushtaku, Kushtrim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
4. "1860 bindet Lushtaku" (in German). kicker.de. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
5. "Lushtaku erhält Dreijahresvertrag" (in German). tsv1860.de. Archived from Talent the original Check |url= value (help) on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

External links

• Fotbolltransfers profile