Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valter Fushaj

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The result was delete. Tone 11:45, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Valter Fushaj

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I'm not convinced that Albanian football club presidents are inherently notable, and there seemed to be no English language links to suggest otherwise. I'm not sure whether there are Albanian-language links that support notability, or whether he was a former footballer at a significant level Eldumpo (talk) 11:08, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- Eldumpo (talk) 11:26, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep--I am wary about deleting articles in areas where most English-speaking editors have little knowledge of the culture, and so I am willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt for a while. I am not sure what to say about what happened to this poor guy's predecessor.--Jarhed (talk) 17:53, 6 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. albania-sport.com, which has at least the appearance of being a credible source, gets hundreds of search hits for the subject, many of which have his name in the headline. I think I need to leave it to others with better Albanian language skills than I have to evaluate these. Phil Bridger (talk) 02:24, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albania-related deletion discussions. —Phil Bridger (talk) 02:24, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 00:26, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Benefit of the doubt is not good enough. Without significant coverage in reliable sources, we can't have a proper encyclopaedic article. If sources can be presented, I'd be happy to change my mind, but until then, deletion is warranted. --Mkativerata (talk) 23:14, 13 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - In my opinion, presidents of Albanian Superliga clubs are not inherently notable, although that point is definately debatable. This guy definately fails WP:GNG as far the english language media is concerned. I'd more than willing to change my vote if someone were to provide significant coverage from the Albanian media (or any other for that matter), but until we find significant coverage, we must assume that it does not exist. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:59, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: I have brought up the matter of a notability guideline for sports clubs' chairmen and presidents before but at the moment there isn't one so this man is not inherently notable. Understandable lack of coverage in English sources but also, it appears, in Albanian sources. Also no evidence that he has played football at a professional level himself to pass WP:ATHLETE. Unless someone can find anything that would prove his notability this page should be deleted as it will never become an encyclopedic article. -- Big Dom 07:47, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.