Qamil Teliti (9 July 1922 – 7 December 1977), nicknamed ''Tarzani'', was an

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footballer known for being one of the most important players of the

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team that won the

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in 1946. Along with

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he was one of the artifices of the success of the team. He was posthumously honored for his services to Albanian football in 2018.

Club career

Teliti started his senior career at hometown club Besa Kavajë during the mid-late 1930s. He was known for his powerful right foot and scoring from long distances. This earned him the reputation as the most feared striker in the country that soon attracted the attention of the national team. He was a successful player for Besa and went on to compete for all three of Tirana's professional clubs. Qamil Teliti competed in over 30 international matches for Besa, Dinamo,

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, Partizani and Vllaznia.

International career

He made his debut and scored the first ever goal for

in a friendly not recognised by

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against

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, played in

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on 22 September 1946. Albania won the match 5–0. Teliti also scored the final goal of the match in the '75th minute. On 13 October 1946 in the match against Romania during the Balkan Championship tournament, Teliti scored the only goal of the match in the '55th minute. It was a powerful long-distance shot that beat goalkeeper Lăzăreanu. Albania became Balkan Champion and Teliti's legacy was forever cemented in the hearts and minds of all football fans around the country. He earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was a December 1952

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against

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Honours

* Albanian Superliga: 4 ::

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

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