Fatmir Vata
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Career & Clubs
Vata was born in Rrëshen, Albania to a Catholic family. In 2004, he became Albania's Footballer of the Year. In August 2009, Vata joined Wuppertaler SV from TuS Koblenz for the 2009–10 season on a free transfer.
He made his debut for Albania in an April 1996 friendly match against Bosnia and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Russia.
International statistics
Following his retirement Vata worked as a coach for Hannover 96 and VfL Bochum.
- Club
- KS Burreli (1990–1990)
- Club
- TuS Koblenz (2007–2009)
- Club
- SV Waldhof Mannheim (2000–2001)
- Club
- NK Samobor (1993–1995)
- Club
- Arminia Bielefeld (2001–2007)
- Club
- NK Orijent (1992–1993)
- Club
- NK Slaven Belupo (1995–1998)
- Club
- K.F. Tirana (1991–1991)
- Club
- Wuppertaler SV (2009–2010)
- Club
- HNK Vukovar '91 (1999–1999)
- Club
- Albania men's national football team (1996–2002)
- League
- 3. Liga
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- National team
- Albania
Legacy
Clubs
- KS Burreli1990–1990
- K.F. Tirana1991–1991
- NK Orijent1992–1993
- NK Samobor1993–1995
- NK Slaven Belupo1995–1998
- Albania men's national football team1996–2002
- HNK Vukovar '911999–1999
- SV Waldhof Mannheim2000–2001
- Arminia Bielefeld2001–2007
- TuS Koblenz2007–2009
- Wuppertaler SV2009–2010
Played together with
- Abdelaziz AhanfoufArminia Bielefeld · 2006–2007
- Abraham AlechenwuK.F. Tirana · 2007–2007
- Abraham AlechenwuK.F. Tirana · 2008–2010
Adalbert ZafirovArminia Bielefeld · 1998–1998
Admir TeliK.F. Tirana · 2006–2006- Agustin KolaK.F. Tirana · 1980–1991
- Agustin KolaK.F. Tirana · 1992–1997
- Alassane OuédraogoTuS Koblenz · 2005–2009
- Alban BushiK.F. Tirana · 1992–1997
- Alban BushiK.F. Tirana · 2010–2011
- Albion AvdijajK.F. Tirana
Alejandro Pérez NavarroArminia Bielefeld · 2019
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Identifiers & aliases
Fatmir Vata is an Albanian former professional footballer who played primarily as an attacking midfielder. He began his footballing career with local side 31 Korriku, before moving to Tirana in 1991 where he would remain for two seasons before moving abroad. He joined Croatian club Orijent before moving to Samobor two years later in 1995, where he'd remain for three seasons. Vata joined Prva HNL side Slaven Belupo and spent one season with the club before moving to Vukovar '91. He joined newly promoted 2. Bundesliga and German side Waldhof Mannheim in January 2000 where he established himself in the first team and helped the side to a fourth-place finish in the 2000–01 2. Bundesliga, just one point behind automatic promotion.
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