Lesh Shkreli
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| Lesh Shkreli | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | Yugoslavia | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980 1984-1985 |
Detroit Express Columbus Capitals (indoor) |
40 (59) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1998- 2003-2004 |
Ohio Dominican University (assistant) Columbus Shooting Stars |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Lesh Shkreli (born in Yugoslavia) is a Albanian soccer forward who played in Yugoslavia, Greece and the United States. He led the American Indoor Soccer Association in scoring in 1984-1985, earning MVP honors.
[edit] Playing
Shkreli began his career in the Red Star Belgrade youth system. At some point in his career he played in the Greek First Division. In 1980, Shkreli signed with the Detroit Express in the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Express was sold at the end of the 1980-1981 indoor season and moved to Washington D.C. where it became the Washington Diplomats. Shkreli did not make the move. Shkreli also played in the American Soccer League. In 1984, he signed with the Columbus Capitals of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). He led the league in scoring with fifty-nine goals in forty games, earning first team All Star and league MVP recognition.
[edit] Coaching
Shkreli was actively involved in coaching even as a player. In 1998, he became the assistant coach at Ohio Dominican University. In 2003, Shkreli became the first head coach of the Columbus Shooting Stars of the fourth division Premier Development League.
