Muhamet Vila

Muhamet Vila

Personal information
Full name	Muhamet Vila
Date of birth	7 March 1928
Place of birth	Kavajë, Albania
Date of death	18 January 2002
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950-1960	Dinamo Tirana
International career
1952–1953	Albania	3	(0)
Managerial career
1971-1973	Besa Kavajë
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhamet Vila (7 March 1928 – 18 January 2002) was an Albanian footballer who played his entire professional career as defender for Dinamo Tirana football club.

Playing career

Club

Paired with Xhevdet Shaqiri he formed the backbone of the defense for a Dinamo team that went on to win 6 league titles in the 1950s.

International

He made his debut for Albania in a November 1952 friendly match against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1953 friendly against Poland.

Managerial career

Vila served as head coach of Besa Kavajë in the 1970s and helped lead the club to 2 Albania Cup finals appearances and to the final of the Balkan Cup tournament of 1971.

Personal life

His son Arben also played for Dinamo and the national team in the 1980s.

Honours

• Albanian Superliga: 7

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960