Riza Lushta
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Riza Lushta (born in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, in the Kingdom of Serbia, January 22, 1916 – dead in 1997) was an Albanian football (soccer) striker.
Starting career at SK Tirana, and won four Albanian title (1934, 1936, 1937 and 1939) and the first Albanian Cup in 1939. He played in France with AS Cannes and in Italy with A.S. Bari, Juventus F.C. (won one Coppa Italia in 1942), Napoli and Alessandria, in Italian Third Division with Siena and in Italian Fourth Division with Forlì and Rapallo. He closed career in 1954 at 38 years.
In Serie A played 170 matches, scoring 68 goals; with Juventus played the Italian War Tournament 1943-44 (5 matches and 5 goal scored). He played also for Albania national football team. He died at 81 years old.
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