Lorik Cana

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Lorik CANA
Personal information
Full name Lorik Cana
Date of birth July 27, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth Priština, Kosovo
Height 185 cm
Position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Marseille
Number 19
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2002-2005
2005-		 PSG
Marseille		 69 (2)
31 (2)
National team**
2003- Albania 21 (1)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of August 28, 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of August 28, 2006.

Lorik Cana (born on 27 July 1983 in Priština, Kosovo) is an Albanian footballer. A midfielder, 1.85m tall and weighing 77kg, he plays for the Albania national football team and Olympique de Marseille of France at club level.

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[edit] Biography

Lorik Cana was born in Kosovo, but left as a child to escape the war when he moved to Switzerland. His father, Agim Cana, also a famous Albanian footballer from the 1980s' so-called "Golden Generation" of KF Prishtina, inspired him and as a young boy he joined the Lausanne Sports in Switzerland. He than worked up the ranks in the team until year 2000 when he was spotted and signed by Paris Saint-Germain. He finally broke into the first team of PSG in 2003 when during the 2003-2004 season he played 32 games, scored one goal, won the Coupe de France, and finished second in the French Division 1 league. This success was repeated the next season when he also played 32 games for the Paris team, scoring one goal. However, at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season the coach of PSG changed, and this prompted Cana to move to the south of France and join Olympique de Marseille. Since joining Olympique he has cemented his place in the starting eleven, and scored the winning (and only) goal in the first match between his new club (Olympique de Marseille) and his old club (Paris Saint-Germain).

[edit] Footballing career

[edit] Career achievements

  • Winner of the Coupe de France 2004 with Paris SG.
  • Vice-Champion of France D1 2004 with Paris SG.
  • Albanian National Football Team A. First selection with Albanian National Team A: 11 June 2003, Switzerland - Albania, qualification match for Euro 2004.
  • Albanian football player of the year 2003-2004
  • Runner-up of Coupe de France in 2006 playing for Marseille.

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Olympique de Marseille - Current Squad

1 Carrasso | 2 Civelli | 3 Taiwo | 4 Leo | 5 Cantareil | 6 Bocaly | 7 Ribéry | 8 Oruma | 9 Cissé | 10 Pagis | 11 Niang | 13 Maoulida | 15 Zubar | 16 Hamel | 17 N'Diaye | 19 Cana | 20 Camara | 21 Cesar | 22 Nasri | 23 Beye | 26 Bamogo | 28 Valbuena | 29 Koke | 30 Sennaoui | Manager: Emon
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