Mikel Janku (25 December 1941 – 10 January 2019) was an Albanian retired football player, who was a goalkeeper for Partizani Tiranë and the Albania national team between 1962–1969 and 1964–1967, respectively.[1]
.jpg) Janku (1964) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Andrea Janku | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2019 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1962 | Partizani Tiranë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1969 | Partizani | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964–1967 | Albania | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editJanku was trained from 1958 as a helicopter pilot in Rostov, Soviet Union, and played for army club Partizani on his return to Albania.[2]
International career
editHe made his debut for Albania in a May 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against the Netherlands and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1967 European Championship qualification match against Yugoslavia.[3]
Personal life
editJanku later became a sports journalist for Sport Express[4] and died in January 2019.[5]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Mikel Janku, piloti që u bë portier i Partizanit dhe Kombëtares - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ Shuhet Mikel Janku, ish-portieri i kombëtares - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Futbolli shqiptar në zi, ndahet nga jeta Mikel Janku - FSHF (in Albanian)
- ^ Ndahet nga jeta ish-portieri i Kombëtares, Mikel Janku - Agjencia Telegrafike Shqiptare (in Albanian)
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
External links
edit- Mikel Janku at National-Football-Teams.com
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