Eduard Abazi

Eduard Abazaj
Personal information
Date of birth	29 November 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1990	Dinamo Tirana
1990–1993	Hajduk Split
1993–1994	Benfica
1993–1994	→ HNK Šibenik (loan)
1994–1995	Boavista
1995	Manchester City
1996–1999	Académica de Coimbra
1999–2001	CF Os Marialvas
International career
1984–1997	Albania
Managerial career
2002–2003	Shkumbini
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard Abazaj^[1] (born 29 November 1963) is an Albanian-Portuguese^[2]^[3] retired international footballer who played as a left-back.^[4] His sons Richard Abazaj^[5] (born 2003) and Romeu Abazaj^[6] are also Luso-Albanian footballers.

Club career

Abazaj was born in Tirana in 1963. He made his league debut for Dinamo Tirana in 1985. He was one of the first players to move abroad after Albania's borders opened up in 1990 and he played for clubs such as Hajduk Split, S.L. Benfica, Boavista FC and Manchester City.^[7]

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