Basri Tupella
Kosovan handball player
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Basri Tupella (1959 – disappeared June 1999) was a Kosovan handball player. He played for several clubs in Yugoslavia and also for CDC Tenerife in Spain.[1][2] Tupella is regarded as one of the greatest Albanian handball players of all time.[3]
Born1959
DisappearedJune 1999
Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia
StatusMissing for 26 years, 10 months and 1 day
Playing position
Center
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| Born | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disappeared | June 1999 Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Missing for 26 years, 10 months and 1 day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disappearence
During the Kosovo War in June 1999, Serbian military forces arrested Tupella together with his brother and nephew.[4] Basri Tupella was possibly murdered by the Serbian forces and is declared missing since June 1999.[5]
Honours
- KH Trepça
- Yugoslav Regional Championship: 1974–75
- Kosovar Superliga: 1993–94
- Kosovar Cup: 1994[6]
