Kujtim Shala

Kujtim Shala is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Croatia at international level.

International career

Shala made one appearance for the Croatia national team in a 2–1 win against the United States on 17 October 1990, during a friendly match before the Croatian Football Federation was affiliated by FIFA in 1992.

Coaching career

Shala was the head coach of FC Prishtina in Kosovar Superliga. But after FC Prishtina failed to win the Kosovar Superliga, he was sacked.
In 2008 he was almost selected as head coach of the Kosovo national football team. Shala was named assistant to manager Guido Hoffmann at SVN Zweibrücken in October 2014.

Personal life

Shala was born in Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia and is of Albanian descent. One of his two sons is fellow footballer Andis Shala.