Rudi Veta

Rudi Veta was born on the 13^th February 1969 in Shkoder. He is a former football player from Albania. He played the role of a defender for his club and he is the current coach of KS Vllaznia Shkoder.

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Veta’s career in the western football started in France in the year 1991, when he claimed political asylum after an international match. He played football for Le Mans Union Club 72 and Tour FC before he moved on to play for Celtic between January 1993 and 1995/96 season. He became the first person from his country to win a mojor trophy from an European country as he won 1995 Scottish FA cup with the club he played with, Celtic.

Veta made a move to play for Apollon Limassol in the 1996/97 season, Energie Cotbus from the year 1998 to the year 2001, Rot-Weib Ahlen from January to the year 2002 and then Sk Tirana from the year 2002 to the year 2003. This was followed by a move to Japan, when he signed for St. Johnstone F.C. in the year 2004. He retired from active football in the year 2005 after a little stay with Partizani Tirana.

He played the total of 58 games and scored 5 goals for the national team of his country.

Since he stopped playing football, he became a sports agent and he is good in European football and facilitation of transfer of players.

Early Life

Veta was born in the northern city of Shkoder and he joined the local club side Vllaznia Shkoder as a teenager. He played his first game for the club in the year 1988. When he traveled to France with the Under-21 national team of the country in the year 1991, he sought political asylum.

Veta is married to Anne Frances who is from Wishaw, Lanarkshire in Scotland. He met her when he playing at Celtic. They both have two sons and they were born in Scotland.