Arben Kasolli (born 21 January 1967) is an Albanian football manager and former player who is the manager of Chameria national team.

Arben Kasolli
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 59)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Chameria (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Naftëtari
17 Nëntori
PAS Giannina
Ajax
HFC Haarlem
AZ Alkmaar
Fortuna Sittard
NEC Nijmegen
Managerial career
2013–2014 Hajer (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2016 Al Faisaly (goalkeeping coach)
2019– Chameria (manager)
2019–2021 Dordrecht (goalkeeping coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Kasolli started playing as a goalkeeper at an early age and was a ball boy.[2]

Education

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Kasolli attended the Vojo Kushi Higher Institute of Physical Culture.[3]

Playing career

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At the age of eighteen, Kasolli debuted for Naftëtari in the Kategoria Superiore, before playing in Greece.[4]

Managerial career

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Kasolli obtained a managerial license from the Dutch Football Federation.[5] He was once the only foreign goalkeeping coach in the Netherlands.[4] Besides working as a goalkeeping coach, he also worked as a scout.[6] He has established the Kasolli Goalkeeping Academy in Kosovo.[7] In 2018, he was appointed manager of the Chameria national football team.[8]

Personal life

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Kasolli has been married to a Dutch woman.[9]

References

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