Alban Bushi (born 20 August 1973) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku".[1]
During his playing career he played as a striker. Bushi during his 19-year career has played with 12 different clubs in 6 different countries.[2] He started his career with capital club Tirana where he had an impressive goal-per-game ratio; he also had three short spells on loan with Szegedi in Hungary, FC Remscheid in Germany and Flamurtari Vlorë in Albania. He then went off to Greece to play for a short time at Apollon Smyrni. Following that he enjoyed a decent time at Litex Lovech before spending the next four years in Turkey by representing Adanaspor, İstanbulspor, and Trabzonspor.
Bushi returned to Albania in summer of 2004 to play for one season with Partizani Tirana before returning to Greece, where he would spend the next five years at Levadiakos. At the end of his career, Bushi returned to Albania once again to represent Tirana, stating that it was a "moral debt" to end his career where it started. He retired from football in November 2010.
Bushi also had a successful international career, being part of Albania national team for 12 years. With 14 goals, he was Albania's all-time leading top scorer from 2004 until Erjon Bogdani overtook him in 2011.[3] He retired from international football in 2007.
^"Profil/ Alban Bushi lë futbollin, kush është "Loku" i 14 golave kuqezi" [Profile/ Alban Bushi leaves football, who is "Loku" of 14 red&black goals] (in Albanian). Ikub.al. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^"Gola dhe spektakël, shiko si shkëlqente Alban Bushi dikur/VIDEO" (in Albanian). Syri.net. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^"Bogdani parakalon Alban Bushin" [Bogdani overtakes Alban Bushi] (in Albanian). Sport.albeu.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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