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  • Since 1999 to 2003, Rudi Vata held Albania's record for international appearances

Football player Rudi Vata

Rudi Vata
Born on 13 February 1969 (age 55)

National team appearances of Rudi Vata

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Albania
1990 - 200159221550.085
Total:59221550.085

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
KS Vllaznia, Shkodër30 May 19901
KS Dinamo, Tirana30 Mar 19911
FC Tours, Tours22 Apr 1992 - 03 Jun 19923
Celtic FC, Glasgow09 Sep 1992 - 15 Nov 199516110.063
AFC Apollon, Limassol 14 Aug 1996 - 10 Feb 1998157110.067
FC Energie, Cottbus19 Aug 1998 - 01 Sep 200123151330.130
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Capt.
Sub. in
Sub. off
Goals
Goals/ Caps
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
20
10
2
1
0.050
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
27
10
1
1
0.037
Friendly matches and other tournaments
12
2
3
3
0.250
Total:
59
22*
1
5
5
0.085
* - not considered 15 matches with unknown captains
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
30 May 1990
Iceland
debut21 years 3 months 17 days
7 Jun 1995
Moldova
first goal26 years 3 months 25 days
14 Dec 1996
Northern Ireland
first cap as captain27 years 10 months 1 day
4 Sep 1999
Latvia
record for caps (held up to 20 Aug 2003)30 years 6 months 22 days
8 Feb 2000
Azerbaijan
50th cap30 years 11 months 26 days
1 Sep 2001
Finland
last appearance32 years 6 months 19 days
Record of Rudi Vata's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Andorra
1111.00011.000
Malta
1111.00020.500
Moldova
1111.00020.500
Macedonia
1111.00020.500
Germany
1111.00050.200
(+) other teams47
Total:5550001.000590.085
Record of national team matches played by Rudi Vata
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Albania national football team59111236529728.8

Rudi Vata's international caps

as player of KS Vllaznia, Shkodër:
debut age - 21 years 3 months 17 days
1
30 May 1990 20:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

2-0
Iceland vs Albania
UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying, Group 1
as player of KS Dinamo, Tirana:
2
30 Mar 1991 20:45 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

5-0
France vs Albania
UEFA Euro 1992 Qualifying, Group 1
as player of FC Tours, Tours:
3
22 Apr 1992 21:00 (+2:00)

Seville, Estadio Benito Villamarín

3-0
Spain vs Albania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
4
26 May 1992 17:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

2-0
Rep. of Ireland vs Albania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
5
03 Jun 1992

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-0
Albania vs Lithuania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
as player of Celtic FC, Glasgow:
6
09 Sep 1992 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-0
Northern Ireland vs Albania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
7
11 Nov 1992

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-1
Albania vs Latvia
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
8
17 Feb 1993 14:30 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-2
Albania vs Northern Ireland
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
9
15 May 1993 18:30 (+3:00)

Rīga, Daugavas Stadions

0-0
Latvia vs Albania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
10
26 May 1993 14:30 (+2:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-2
Albania vs Rep. of Ireland
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
11
02 Jun 1993 19:00 (+2:00)

Copenhagen, Parken

4-0
Denmark vs Albania
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
12
08 Sep 1993

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

0-1
Albania vs Denmark
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
13
22 Sep 1993 16:30 (+2:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-5
Albania vs Spain
1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3
14
07 Sep 1994 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, The Arms Park

2-0
Wales vs Albania
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
15
16 Nov 1994 14:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-2
Albania vs Germany
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
16
14 Dec 1994 14:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

0-1
Albania vs Georgia
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
17
29 Mar 1995 15:30 (+2:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

3-0
Albania vs Moldova
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
18
26 Apr 1995 18:00 (+5:00)

Tbilisi, Boris Paichadze National Stadium

2-0
Georgia vs Albania
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
age when scoring first goal - 26 years 3 months 25 days
19
07 Jun 1995 19:00 (+3:00)

Chișinău, Stadionul Republican

2-3
Moldova vs Albania
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
1хgoal
20
06 Sep 1995 16:30 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-1
Albania vs Bulgaria
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
21
15 Nov 1995 14:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-1
Albania vs Wales
UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying, Group 7
as player of AFC Apollon, Limassol:
22
14 Aug 1996

Marousi, Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis"

2-1
Greece vs Albania
Friendly International
23
09 Oct 1996 20:00 (+2:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

0-3
Albania vs Portugal
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
24
09 Nov 1996 14:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

1-1
Albania vs Armenia
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
25
14 Dec 1996 15:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-0
Northern Ireland vs Albania
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
26
29 Mar 1997 18:00 (+1:00)

Granada, Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes

0-1
Albania vs Ukraine
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
27
02 Apr 1997 19:30 (+2:00)

Granada, Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes

2-3
Albania vs Germany
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
28
07 Jun 1997 21:30 (+1:00)

Porto, Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto (das Antas)

2-0
Portugal vs Albania
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
29
20 Aug 1997 19:00 (+3:00)

Kyiv, Olimpiysky National Sports Complex

1-0
Ukraine vs Albania
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
30
06 Sep 1997

Yerevan, Hrazdan Stadium

3-0
Armenia vs Albania
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
captain
31
10 Sep 1997 17:00 (+2:00)

Zurich, Hardturm

1-0
Albania vs Northern Ireland
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
32
11 Oct 1997 19:30 (+2:00)

Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion

4-3
Germany vs Albania
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 9
1хgoal
captain
33
21 Jan 1998 19:30 (+2:00)

Antalya, Atatürk Stadyumu

1-4
Turkey vs Albania
Friendly International
34
06 Feb 1998

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

1-1
Malta vs Albania
Rothmans Tournament 1998
35
08 Feb 1998 14:00 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-3
Albania vs Georgia
Rothmans Tournament 1998
36
10 Feb 1998 14:00 (+1:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

2-2
Albania vs Latvia
Rothmans Tournament 1998
as player of FC Energie, Cottbus:
37
19 Aug 1998 20:00 (+3:00)

Nicosia, Makario Stadium

3-2
Cyprus vs Albania
Friendly International
38
05 Sep 1998 19:00 (+5:00)

Tbilisi, Boris Paichadze National Stadium

1-0
Georgia vs Albania
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 2
captain
39
14 Oct 1998 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

2-2
Norway vs Albania
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 2
captain
40
18 Nov 1998 15:00 (+1:00)

Tirana, Stadiumi Kombëtar Qemal Stafa

0-0
Albania vs Greece
UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying, Group 2
captain
Comments

stringer - posted on 5 May 2017 at 10:03:53

Vata joined Celtic on 14-08-1992, so caps 6 and 7 were with Celtic (confirmed in ’An Alphabet of the Celts’ - MacBride, O’Connor, Sheridan).

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Rudi Vata's most often teammates
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Altin Rraklli (1992 - 2001) - 41 games
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Ilir Shulku (1993 - 1999) - 34 games
Bledar Kola (1994 - 2001) - 33 games
Albania players born on 19 April
Fatmir Hasanpapa (1965) - 1 cap
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