Iljaz Çeço


Iljaz Çeço is an Albanian retired football player and club director.

Club career

The midfielder made his senior debut for Traktori Lushnja on 13 January 1962 against Korabi, aged only 15 and spent the rest of his playing career at Dinamo Tirana, except for one season at 17 Nëntori Tirana.

International career

Çeço is the youngest footballer to ever play for Albania's national team. At only 17, he was launched by Zyber Konçi in a friendly against Algeria on October 11, 1964, finished in a 1-1 draw. He earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1971 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.

Honours

Çeço is married and has two children. He was a lawyer by profession. He also was chairman of Dinamo from 1981 to 1987.