| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1958-10-15)15 October 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizani Tirana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1991 | Partizani Tirana | 205 | (2) |
| 1991–1994 | Dinamo București | 7 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | →Progresul (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Partizani Tirana | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Albania U21 | |||
| 1981–1993 | Albania | 23 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| 2009–2011 | Kamza | ||
| 2012 | Partizani | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Perlat Musta (born 15 October 1958) is an Albanian former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He has been considered by many pundits in Albania as one of the greatest goalkeepers in Albania.[1] In December 2018 he was honoured for his services to Albanian football, alongsideEdvin Murati andQamil Teliti.[2]
Perlat Musta was born inVlorë on 15 October 1958 into a family which did not have "strong" connections with football.[1] He began to show his liking for football at the age of 10, and unlike his coevals, Musta's favourite position was goalkeeper.[1]
Musta was a product ofPartizani Tirana academy, and was promoted to senior squad in 1979 and went on to play there until 1991.[3] In January 1991, he scored from the penalty spot in a league match againstLuftëtari.[4] He left Albania in 1991 like many Albanians following thefall of communism, joining Romanian sideDinamo București. He failed to establish himself as a regular at Dinamo because of the two Romanian international goalkeepers,Florin Prunea andFlorin Tene.
He played only two matches in his first season atŞtefan cel Mare in his first season, but he managed to win his first and only Champion of Romania title. He was loaned toProgresul București, but returned to Dinamo București. In 1994 he returned to Partizani Tirana where he played as starter in the next two seasons and also served as goalkeeper Coach.[1]
Musta had a successful youth international career, winningBalkan Youth Championship twice in 1978 and 1981.[5]
He made his senior debut forAlbania in a September 1981FIFA World Cup qualification match againstFinland and earned a total of 23 caps, scoring no goals.[6]
His final international was a June 1993 World Cup qualification againstDenmark.[7] He was also once the captain of the team in a match againstRomania, which took place in 1987 on theSteaua Stadium.
His daughterAulona Musta is an Albanian blogger and social media celebrity.[8]
Source:[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Goals Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1981 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 45 | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
