Erkand Karaj (born 3 May 1982) is a former Albanian professional
basketball
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player and currently the coach of the
Albanian national team and
KB Tirana
KB Tirana are an Albanian professional basketball team based in Tirana, which is the basketball branch of SK Tirana. They compete in the Albanian Basketball Superleague and in the Liga Unike. The club plays its home domestic games at the Fari ...
in the
Albanian Basketball League
The Albanian Basketball League is the men's professional basketball league in Albania. It was founded in 1946 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Basketball Association and is now divided into two divisions, the Albanian Basketball Superli ...
. He was a member of the
Albania national basketball team
The Albania men's national basketball team () represents Albania in international basketball competitions. The national team is governed by the Albanian Basketball Association.
Albania has competed at the EuroBasket twice throughout their his ...
between 2002 and 2012.
Coaching career
Albania
On the 24 November 2023, Karaj was appointed as the head coach of the
Albanian national team.
References
External links
2005 EurobasketFIBA
* https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Erkand-Karaj/Summary/42211
1982 births
Living people
Albanian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Tirana
Point guards
KB Tirana players
Kamza Basket players
KB Prishtina players
Albanian expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
Albanian basketball coaches
KB Tirana coaches
Albania national basketball team coaches
21st-century Albanian sportsmen
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