Today, one of the most beloved and legendary figures of football is separated from life.
Skender Brahimaj was born on 19 September 1936, in Lepenica, Vlora. At the age of 17, he began his football career with the Albanian team. In 1962 he was declared one of the 10 best footballers in Albania. His football career lasted 20 years. He then served as a football coach and physical education teacher.
In the mid-1980s, Skender Brahimaj was appointed coach of the Team of Tepelenë. It was exactly where he discovered, prepared and helped in his career, the talented Fotaq Strakosha.
During the 1990s and 2000s, Skender Brahimaj took over the management of the Team of The Oblast, some years as coach and then as Head of the Club Of The Oblast. Professor Skender Brahimaj has educated and prepared many generations of well-known footballers, such as Uran Xhafa, Gezim Troqe, Cane Ahmeti, Kreshnik Çipi and recently Fotaq Strakosha.
The passion and dedication for the sport of football has turned Skender Brahimaj into one of the legends of this sport, in the city of Vlora and not only.