Skënder Gega (born 14 November 1963) is an Albanian

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coach and a former player. He is the manager of Partizani.

Playing career

Club

Gega played the majority of his career at Partizani, an Albanian team, whilst also having a two-year stint with German side

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between 1990 and 1994.

International

He made his debut for

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in an April 1987 Euro Championship qualification match against

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and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1989

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match against

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Coaching career

He was appointed the head coach of the Albania under-19s in February 2011 where he remained until October 2011, when he was promoted to the head coach of the Albania under-21s. During the summer of 2018, Gega joined Partizani Tirana, where he'd coach his team in the

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, and the

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. He won his first title as a manager, and the first for Partizani in 26 years. In June 2019, he left the club for personal reasons.

Honours

As player

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- RSSSF

As coach

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gega, Skender 1963 births Living people People from Tropojë Sportspeople from Kukës County Men's association football defenders Albanian men's footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers Albania men's international footballers FK Partizani Tirana players Sportfreunde Siegen players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Albanian football managers FK Partizani Tirana managers Al-Jahra SC managers Albanian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Kuwait Premier League managers FK Kukësi managers KF Skënderbeu Korçë managers Kategoria Superiore managers 20th-century Albanian sportsmen