Agron Sulaj (26 November 1952 – 8 April 1996) was an

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footballer and from 1985 until 1987 and for a short time again in 1990 coach of the Albania national team.

Managerial career

Born in

Vlorë Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...

, Sulaj's playing career was cut short by injury at 27 and he became the youngest coach of hometown club

Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Football Club is an Albanian professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria Superiore, which is the first tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Alba ...

.Agron Sulaj, veprimtari përkujtimore për ish-trajnerin e njohur
- RTSH

References

1952 births 1996 deaths Footballers from Vlorë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Shkëndija Tiranë players Flamurtari FC players Albanian football managers Flamurtari FC managers Albania national football team managers Potenza SC managers Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria Superiore managers Albanian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Italy Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 20th-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-defender-stub