Labinot Harbuzi
Swedish association football player (1986-2018)
Labinot Harbuzi (4 April 1986 – 11 October 2018)[1] was a Swedish footballer. He was of Kosovar-Albanian descent. He played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 2018 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Malmö BI | ||
| 1999–2000 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2002–2004 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Excelsior (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Malmö FF | 50 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | 40 | (4) |
| 2012 | Manisaspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Syrianska FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | KSF Prespa Birlik | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Melaka United | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 123 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2004 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
At 15 years old, he was signed by Dutch club Feyenoord where he started playing professional football in the club's reserve team and youth team.[2] In the spring of 2006, he returned to Malmö FF and made his Allsvenskan debut that same year.[3]
He was a Swedish under-21 international, making his debut against Republic of Ireland on 28 February 2006.[4]
On 11 October 2018, Harbuzi died at a hospital in Malmö, Sweden of cardiac arrest, aged 32.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Labinot Harbuzi död – blev 32 år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Www.Feyenoord.Nl Labinot Harbuzi Keert Terug Naar Zweden". Feyenoord.nl. 25 March 2006.
- ↑ "Labinot hem som en bättre spelare – Sport – Sydsvenskan-Nyheter Dygnet Runt". Sydsvenskan. 4 April 1986. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
- ↑ UEFA u-21 2009 player profile Archived 20 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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