Luftëtari Gjirokastër

Luftëtari Gjirokastër

Full name	Klubi Sportiv Luftëtari Gjirokastër
Nickname(s)	Bluzinjtë
Founded	1929
Ground	Gjirokastër Stadium Gjirokastër, Albania
Capacity	8,400
Owner	Gjirokastër Municipality
Chairman	Zamira Rami
Manager	Mustafa Hysi
League	Albanian First Division
2014–15	Albanian First Division, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Klubi Sportiv Luftëtari Gjirokastër is an Albanian football club based in the city of Gjirokastër. The club's home ground is the Gjirokastër Stadium and they currently compete in the Albanian First Division. This club has ultras supporters named "Shqiponjat Bluzi" in english Blue & Black Eagles. This fanclub is created in 2013.

History

In 1929, Luftëtari Gjirokastër was founded under the name Shqiponja Gjirokastër. It underwent many subsequent name changes over the years: Gjirokastër (1949), Puna Gjirokastër (1951), Luftëtari Gjirokastër (1958), Shqiponja Gjirokastër (1992) and to its current name Luftëtari Gjirokastër in 2002.

During the Communist Albania Luftetari was deemed to have a good football academy, which provided for several national team players, such as Theodhori Kalluci, Sefedin Braho, Lefter Millo, Arjan Xhumba, Arjan Bellaj, Altin Haxhi, and Gjergji Kalluci.

Luftëtari finished as the league runner-up in the 1977–78 season, their highest achievement to date.

Recent history

On 2 July 2015 Mustafa Hysi was appointed as the club's head coach and Kristaq Ciko was given the role of his assistant ahead of the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga season, with the aim of achieving promotion back to the Albanian Superliga.^[1]

Current squad

As of 7 November 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Festim Miraka GK Mihal Thano DF Lejdi Liçaj DF Orjad Beqiri DF Oltion Rrapaj DF Ergis Mersini (Captain) MF Albano Aleksi MF Fejzo Shenaj (Captain) MF Behar Ramadani MF Besmir Arifaj FW Arber Dhrami MF Eduart Rroca FW Mikel Canka

No. Position Player MF Agim Meto DF Donald Rapo DF Ardit Cunaj MF Dejvi Bregu FW Mariol Kazma FW Erinato Shurdhi MF Nazmi Gaba MF Romario Biracaj MF Eldar Batha GK Kristo Rroko FW Shefqet Boni MF Kristi Koshi

Managers

• Nevil Dede (Jan 2012 – Oct 12)
• Edi Martini (Nov 2012 – Apr 13)
• Arjan Bellaj (Apr 2013 – Nov 13)
• Petraq Bifsha (Nov 2013 – June 14)
• Bledar Devolli (July 2014 – 2 July 2015 )
• Mustafa Hysi (2 July 2015 – )

References

1. Luftëtari, Hysi merr “timonin”