Efstrat Billa (born 13 June 1980, in

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) is a retired

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player. He has played for Albania national team.

International career

He made his debut for

in an October 2003

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against

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and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international game was a November 2003 friendly match against

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. In both games he came on as a sub for

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National team statistics

Coaching career

In January 2014, Billa was appointed goalkeeper coach of Kukësi.Efstrat Billa, trajneri i ri i portierëve të Kukësit
– Panorama

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* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Albania men's international footballers Flamurtari FC players Atromitos F.C. players FK Partizani Tirana players KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë players KF Shkumbini Peqin players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players KF Gramshi players Kategoria Superiore players Super League Greece players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-goalkeeper-stub