Iljaz Çeço (born 3 January 1947) is an Albanian retired football player and club director.
Club career The midfielder made his senior debut for Traktori Lushnja on 13 January 1962 against Korabi, aged only 15Iljaz Çeço: Kështu e fiton garën Lushnja - Panorama and spent the rest of his playing career at Dinamo Tirana, except for one season at 17 Nëntori Tirana.
International career Çeço is the youngest footballer to ever play for Albania's national team. At only 17, he was launched by Zyber Konçi in a friendly against Algeria on October 11, 1964, that finished in a 1–1 draw. He earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1971 European Championship qualification match against Turkey.
Honours Albanian Superliga: 5 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
Albanian Cup: 3 1971, 1974, 1978Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
Personal life Çeço is married and has two children. He was a lawyer by profession.Mjeshtri Iljaz Çeço, në 360 gradë: “Pse vuan futbolli ynë dhe këshillat e mia për Dukën” (Bio) - Telegraf He also was chairman of Dinamo from 1981 to 1987.
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Iljaz Çeço: Stema është e jona, ekipin e Dinamos duhet ta ringrejmë nga e para (bio) - Panorama