Faruk Sejdini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faruk Sejdini | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, PR Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tirana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1979 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1976 | Albania | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 1998–1999 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 1999–2000 | Luftëtari | ||
| 2000–2001 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2001 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| 2001–2002 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2003 | Apolonia Fier | ||
| 2004 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2006 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2006 | Shkumbini | ||
| 2007 | Skënderbeu | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bylis Ballsh | ||
| 2009 | Elbasani | ||
| 2011 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 2015 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Faruk Sejdini (born 7 February 1950) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.[1]
Club career
[edit]Sejdini had a successful albeit short career playing as a defender, representing Dinamo Tirana from 1966 to 1979.[2] His career begun in 1967 in the academy when he was spotted by coach Skënder Jareci along with striker Ilir Përnaska, who become a future club legend.[3] He was part of Dinamo's golden generation of the 1970', winning five Albanian Superliga titles and three Albanian Cups.[4]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Albania in a May 1971 Olympic Games qualification match against Romania and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1976 friendly match against Algeria.[5]
International statistics
[edit]Source:[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Managerial career
[edit]His last coaching experience was in 2015 when he had a brief spell with Dinamo Tirana.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Player
- Albanian Cup: 3
- Manager career
References
[edit]- ^ "Faruk Sejdini". World Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Faruk Sejdini: Dinamon e duan për skrap (Bio) Archived 25 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
- ^ "Pension i posaçëm për legjendën e Dinamos, Ilir Përnaska" [Particular passion for the legend of Dinamo, Ilir Përnaska] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Zbulohet ditari i Skënder Jarecit, strategu i Dinamos së madhe" [Skënder Jareci's diary discovered, strategist of the great Dinamo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Faruk Sejdini - national football team player". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Skerdilaid Sulozeqi (13 March 2015). "Dinamo rikthen Faruk Sejdinin si trajner" [Dinamo brings back Faruk Sejdini as coach] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ^ Faruk Sejdini: “Kampionat i varfër” - Telegraf (in Albanian)
External links
[edit]- Faruk Sejdini at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tirana
- Men's association football defenders
- Albanian men's footballers
- Albania men's international footballers
- FC Dinamo City players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Albanian football managers
- FC Dinamo City managers
- KF Luftëtari managers
- KF Besa Kavajë managers
- FK Apolonia Fier managers
- Shkumbini Peqin managers
- KF Skënderbeu Korçë managers
- KF Bylis managers
- KF Elbasani managers
- Kategoria Superiore managers