"I have the best memories in Skënderbeu", Sabien Lilaj retires from football and goes into business

2023-05-09 18:46:00, Sport CNA

"I have the best memories in Skënderbeu", Sabien Lilaj retires

Sabien Lilaj will end it with the football played. After the contribution given to Dinamo and with the promotion of the capital city to Superiore, the well-known midfielder will hang up his boots. Invited to the "Sport Magazine" show, Lilaj also chose the best coaches he worked with earlier.

"It is important for us to climb to Superiore. It is not up to us whether we finish first or second, but we will try to win and see Skanderbeg. The First Category is difficult. I hope Skanderbeg stops and we get the trophy. At first I was not happy to try this Category, I wanted to close the sport for years.

But then we were held hostage by the fall of Dinamo, I wanted to give my contribution to fix it and then continue my work. My last football match is against Luz and then I will retire from playing football. I will try to be close to football again, but not as a player. The most beautiful part of my career was at Skënderbeu. The team was very good, you enjoyed football, everyone gathered in one place and that's why those results were.

Relationship with money? Watching the years fly by in football and saving more. When you're young and get it right, you mess up more. When you take less then you save more. One is never satisfied in this aspect, but seeing that there are others and worse, I am grateful to football as I have had a good life.

I have several apartments in Tirana and Korçë, I rent them daily and monthly. I think I'll deal with that after football. Of course, I will also try to be a part of football, to be closer to him when I finish as a player.

The best coach? I will choose Mirel Josa first, for the way of communication. He keeps you as a friend, not only in football, but also in life. Also Ilir Daja for the beautiful memories we have with him. As for the coach of Albania, I will choose De Biaz.

The message to young people? This young generation that we have in our team, but also from other teams, notices a lot the defects of the Albanian youth. They think only about the salary, only about the money, only about the transfers. You just have to work and then other things will come. They think things are easy to achieve", said Lilaj.