Florian Myrtaj

Florian Myrtaj
Personal information
Date of birth 15 September 1976 (1976-09-15) (age 35)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Sorrento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1995 Modena 1 (0)
1995–1997 Sassuolo 51 (7)
1997–1999 Reggiolo 64 (23)
1999–2000 Alzano Virescit 1 (0)
1999–2000 → Teramo (loan) 27 (6)
2000–2002 Teramo 53 (41)
2002–2003 Cesena 28 (12)
2003–2005 Verona 45 (13)
2005–2006 Catanzaro 26 (4)
2006 Perugia 15 (0)
2006–2007 Teramo 33 (8)
2007–2008 Arezzo 18 (6)
2008– Sorrento 41 (14)
National team‡
2002–2006 Albania 25 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2009/10 season.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2006

Florian Myrtaj (born 15 September 1976 in Vlorë) is an Albanian footballer. He plays forward for Sorrento and the Albanian national team. He has 26 caps and 3 goals for the national team. Myrtaj, who moved to Italy in 1989, aged 13, after having been signed by the Modena F.C. youth section, is also an Italian citizen.

Myrtaj reached his highlight during his period at Verona, then in Serie B, where he spent two seasons with a total 13 goals. Before joining Verona he was signed by Parma in 2002 and sold to Cesena in co-ownership deal along with Christian Terlizzi. In June 2003, Parma bought back Myrtaj and sold him to Verona.[1] After leaving Verona in 2005, he had an unimpressive time at Catanzaro, again in Serie B, before returning to play in the third tier with a number of other teams, including a lacklustre return at Teramo; on September 2008 he joined Sorrento from Arezzo, and spent the 2008–09 season with the Campanian side.

National team statistics

Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 6 0
2003 6 2
2004 6 0
2005 6 1
2006 1 0
Total 25 3

Sources

  1. ^ "CALCIOMERCATO, ALTRO COLPO DELL'HELLAS: ARRIVA IN GIALLOBLU' ANCHE FLORIAN MYRTAJ" (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 11 July 2003. http://www.hellasverona.it/news.php?id=1382. Retrieved 29 October 2010. 

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