{"id":62804,"date":"2023-11-16T21:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=62804"},"modified":"2023-11-16T21:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:46:23","slug":"former-football-player-died-during-budget-discussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-football-player-died-during-budget-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Former football player died during budget discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former footballer of Sk\u00ebnderbeu, Veteran Topciu, passed away at the age of 80.<\/p>\n<p>For 12 years, from 1960-1972, Top\u00e7iu would play with Skenderbeu&#8217;s team, being one of the best defenders and midfielders of this team.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Topciu was not only a football player but also a well-known citizen of Kor\u00e7a.<\/p>\n<p>Even today, he attended the meetings organized by the Kor\u00e7a municipality at the &#8220;Thimi Mitko&#8221; library, to talk about the concerns and problems of his city. 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