the team three points above the relegation zone after the dismissal of Stefano Colantuono. His time at the club ended in May 2016, having saved them twice from relegation. Albania On 17 April 2019, Albania signed Reja to a seven-month contract after fellow Italian Christian Panucci was dismissed the previous month. He made a huge contribution to the Albania national team giving the chance to many young players. Personal life Reja was born in the village of Lucinico (), now a suburb of Gorizia (), near the border between Italy and Slovenia. His father was a Slovenian from the village of Vipolže in Brda, Slovenia, while his mother was Friulian. He is fluent in Italian, Slovenian, and Friulan. However, his levels of fluency vary: while he is able to speak the standard form of Italian, he only speaks a regional variety of Slovenian, strongly influenced by his native Brda dialect. He is close friends with Fabio Capello. Reja has been married to his wife Livia since 1969; he met his wife while rooming with Capello in Ferrara, at the time playing for SPAL 1907. Managerial statistics Honours Player SPAL 1907 Campionato Nazionale Primavera (1): 1964–65 U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 Serie C1 (1): 1973–74 Manager Brescia Serie B (1): 1996–97 Vicenza Serie B (1): 1999–2000 Napoli Serie C1 (1): 2005–06 References 1945 births Living people People from Gorizia Footballers from Friuli Venezia Giulia Italian Slovenes Italian people of Slovene descent Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players S.P.A.L. players Palermo F.C. players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Benevento Calcio players Italian football managers Serie A managers Treviso F.B.C. 1993 managers Delfino Pescara 1936 managers Hellas Verona F.C. managers Bologna F.C. 1909 managers U.S. Lecce managers Brescia Calcio managers Torino F.C. managers L.R. Vicenza managers Genoa C.F.C. managers Catania S.S.D. managers Cagliari Calcio managers S.S.C. Napoli managers HNK Hajduk Split managers S.S. Lazio managers Atalanta B.C. managers Albania national football team managers Italian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Croatia Expatriate football managers in Albania Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania A.S. Pro Gorizia managers