 Altin in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Altin Dodë Lala | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1991 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 1991–1992 | SpVgg Hosenfeld | ||
| 1992–1993 | Borussia Fulda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Borussia Fulda | 90 | (7) |
| 1998–2012 | Hannover 96 | 296 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | Hannover 96 II | 5 | (1) |
| 2012 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 394 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2011 | Albania | 78 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Albania (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Albania U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Altin Dodë Lala (born 18 November 1975) is an Albanian former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder, and former manager. He spent his entire playing career in Germany and represented the Albania national team.
He has also enjoyed a long international career, making 79 appearances for his country since 1998, the second highest in Albania's international history, being overtaken only by Lorik Cana in 2014. He debuted for Albania in January 1998 during a friendly match and then participated in the friendly tournament 2000 Rothmans, helping his team to win the tournament. He participated in overall seven qualifying tournaments of both UEFA European Championship and FIFA World Cup. He also scored three goals for his country. His first international goal came in March 2003 in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match against Russia. Lala took over the captaincy of Albania national team in 2007, ever since Igli Tare was no longer capped by former manager Otto Baric during the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He led his team as a captain in the next qualifying tournaments of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012 until 2011 before announcing his retirement from international football.