Gramoz Kurtaj
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Hertha BSC II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Hertha BSC II | 50 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | TSG Neustrelitz | 29 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Baník Most | 30 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Hamilton Academical | 48 | (3) |
| 2017 | SHB Da Nang | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | Thanh Hoa | 15 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Gjilani | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | Nam Dinh | 1 | (2) |
| 2021 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 10 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | TSB Flensburg | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 231 | (29) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gramoz Kurtaj (born 30 April 1991) is a Kosovan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.[2]
Kurtaj was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia.[citation needed] When Kosovo started playing international matches in 2016, Kurtaj said he had made himself available for selection by the national team.[3]
He is friends with ex-Hamilton player Tomáš Černý.[4]
Career
Kurtaj spent his early career in Germany with Hertha BSC II, TSG Neustrelitz and Carl Zeiss Jena, and in the Czech Republic with Baník Most.[1] In July 2015 he was one of four players to sign for Scottish club Hamilton Academical.[5] Kurtaj scored his first Hamilton goal four minutes into a 2–1 defeat to champions Celtic, scoring a header to make it 1–0 Hamilton at the time.[6] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[7]
Style of play
Kurtaj has been compared to ex-Hamilton player Tony Andreu.[4]