Ilia Shuke

{{short description|Albanian footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ilia Shuke | image = | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | manageryears1 = 1966-1975 | managerclubs1 = Skënderbeu | manageryears2 = 1967-1971 | managerclubs2 = Albania (assistant) | manageryears3 = 1973 | managerclubs3 = Albania | manageryears4 = 1975–1977 | managerclubs4 = Partizani }}

'''Ilia Shuke''' was a footballer and coach of the Albania national football team for a short spell in 1973, where he led the team to their first ever World Cup qualification win, a 1–0 defeat of Finland in October 1973.<ref>[https://telegraf.al/sport/ne-kerkim-te-fitores-se-15-te/ Në kërkim të fitores së 15-të] - Telegraf {{in lang|sq}}</ref>

==Managerial career== His other two matches in charge of Albania were a World Cup qualification loss against East Germany, and a friendly draw against China.<ref>[http://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=1066 National games under Ilia Shuke]</ref>

He also was an assistant to national team coach Loro Boriçi in the 1960s.<ref>[http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/iii-1967-risite-e-te-vertetave-te-shqiperia-gjermania-0-0-dhe-loro-borici/ III. 1967: Risitë e të vërtetave të Shqipëria-Gjermania 0-0 dhe Loro Boriçi] - Panorama {{in lang|sq}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{EU-Football.info manager|1066}}

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