Lorik Cana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lorik Cana
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 27, 1983(1983-07-27)
Age	41
Birthplace	Pristina
Country	Kosovo
Birth City	District of Pristina
Horoscope	Cancer

Lorik Cana Biography

Lorik Cana is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on July 27, 1983 in Pristina, District of Pristina, Kosovo. He was a midfielder and defender who first made his professional debut in 2002 with Paris Saint-Germain. In 2003, he played for Albania. In 2016, he announced his retirement.

Steve Bruce was his manager on Sunderland. was Steve’s manager in Sunderland.

Lorik Cana was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), from parents originally from Gjakova. He is the son of Agim Cana, a former football player of FC Prishtina. Cana watched every match of Pristina, since he was five years old and describes himself as an avid fan of the team. Cana’s father’s experience in football inspired him to take up the sport. In 1992 the entire family moved to Switzerland due to the Yugoslav Wars.

In 1997, Cana joined the local team Dardania Lausanne, an amateur football club founded by the Albanian community in Lausanne, coached by his father. He played at Dardania until 2000, when he was spotted and signed by French club Paris Saint-Germain.

His father Agim Cana was a professional soccer player from 1975-1990. He married Monica Ercoli in 2014.

Lorik Cana Net Worth

Lorik Cana is one of the richest Soccer Player from Kosovo. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lorik Cana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1997, he began his youth career at Dardania Lausanne.

In 2005, he signed with Marseille.

Lorik Agim Cana (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈlɔɾik ˈtsana] ; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He is currently the Grassroots ambassador for children’s football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 2017.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lorik Cana height 6 ft 1 in Lorik weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lorik Cana Dating?

According to our records, Lorik Cana married to Monica Ercoli. As of December 1, 2023, Lorik Cana’s is not dating anyone.

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Cana played in the top divisions of France, England, Italy and Turkey, representing Paris Saint-Germain, Sunderland, Galatasaray, Lazio, FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille as well as the Albanian national team for which he held the appearance record for Albania’s most capped player of all time, with 93 caps since he made his debut in 2003 until his retirement in 2016. He used to play primarily as a defensive and central midfielder but later switched to centre-back. He participated in the first major international competition for Albania, the UEFA Euro 2016 held in France.

Facts & Trivia

Lorik Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kosovo. Lorik Cana celebrates birthday on July 27 of every year.

At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, however, there was a change of coach at Paris Saint-Germain and Cana fell out of favour. This prompted him to move to the south of France to join Marseille. After joining OM, he cemented his place in the starting XI and scored the winning goal in the first match between Marseille and his former club, PSG; Cana scored in the 78th minute via a header following a free-kick. Cana concluded his first season at Marseille with 43 matches in all competitions, 28 full 90-minutes in league matches, 6 in cup, 1 in league cup and 8 in UEFA Cup 2005-06. Marseille recorded 60 league points, an improvement on previous seasons and finished 5th in rank granting a place in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Marseille reached the 2006 Coupe de France Final losing 1–2 against Cana’s former side PSG.

Why did Lorik Cana retire?

Lorik Cana has been speaking to the French press about the Myocarditis he was diagnosed with at around the time he joined Sunderland from Olympique Marseille in 2009, a condition which would later lead to his retirement from football.

Is Lorik Cana retired?

Cana announced his retirement from international football on 23 June 2016.

How old is Lorik Cana?

39 years (July 27, 1983)

Where does Lorik play?

Lorik Cana (born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian football player. He plays for Sunderland and Albania national team.

What does Lorik mean?

What does the name Lorik mean? Lorik was an Albanian prince, but the name also means “freedom” (from Alabanian “liri”) and “quail” (from Armenian “lor”).