Devi Muka

Devi Muka was born on the 21^st December 1976 in Vlore. He is a footballer from Albania. He is currently playing the role of a midfielder for his club KF Tirana in the superliga of Albania.

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Club Career

Muka began the playing of football in the year 1993 with the club that is in his hometown, Flamurtari Vlore. He played for the club until the year 1997 before he made a move to Partizani Tirana. He played 77 league matches for Flamurtari and scored 9 goals for the club before he left. At Partizani, he played 29 matches and scored 8 goals for the club, and he has played for KF Tirana. In the first league season he spent in KF Tirana, he played 23 matches for them and scored 9 goals. He then was transferred to NK Varteks, a club in Croatia. After 66 league matches in 3 years in the club, he returned to Albania. He scored 4 goals in all the times he spent in Croatia.

Muka went back to his country in the year 2002 and signed for KF Tirana. He played 23 matches for the club and scored 9 goals for them in that season. He scored a goal in that match that was played against his Croatian club, NK Varteks in the UEFA Champions League. Muka suffered an injury in the 2007/08 season and he just played 3 matches for the club in the season. In that season, he played his first match for the club on the 19^th October 2008 against a bitter rival in the city, Dinamo Tirana. He was brought into the match in the 72^nd minute of the game and replaced Migen Memelli, who was the scorer of the goal. In total for that season, he played 14 games for the club and scored three goals. Muka lifted the trophy again at the end of the season after a 2-1 win against KS Vllaznia Shkoder.

International Career

Muka played his first game for the national of the country in a friendly match that was played against Cyprus on 19^th August 1998. He was brought into the match at the 76^th minute of the game and replaced the scorer of the goal in the match, Alban Bushi. The match finished 3-2 in favor of Cyprus. He was 21 when he played his first match for the national team of the country. His first and only international goal for the country came in the match that was played against Latvia in the Euro 2000 qualifying match on the 4^th September 1999. He was brought into the match on the 78^th minute of the game to sub Igli Tare. His goal came in the 91^st minute of the game, and that goal secured a point for the country. In total he played 40 matches for the Albanian national team from the year 1998 to the year 2007 and scored a goal for the country.

Managerial Career

Muka was quickly selected to be the manager of KF Tirana with leaving of the former coach of the club, Nevil Dede afterf two games in charge of the club. The midfield player of the club was eligible to play for the club and that means he is the first player Manager in the 2009/10 season of the superliga of the country. Muka signed his first coaching deal on the day the former coach of the club left on the 9^th February 2010.