Edmond Lufi

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Edmond Lufi
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-02-14) 14 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990-1991 Vllaznia 33 (0)
1991-1992 Tirana
1992–1994 Valletta 32 (0)
1994–1998 Ħamrun Spartans 87 (5)
1998–2001 Pietà Hotspurs 51 (13)
2001–2002 Naxxar Lions 28 (4)
2003 Hibernians 9 (0)
2003–2005 Mqabba 16 (2)
Managerial career
2006-2007 Marsa
2007-2008 Hibernians
2011-2013 Pietà Hotspurs
2013-2016 San Ġwann
2016 Mosta
2018-2019 Melita
2020- 2024 Luqa St. Andrew's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmond Lufi (born 14 February 1969) is an Albanian retired footballer, who played the majority of his career in the Maltese league.

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Playing career

One of the first players to leave his country after the fall of communism in Albania, Lufi moved to Malta and played for several clubs as a defender and later became a manager. He left his role as player/coach at Naxxar Lions to join Hibernians in January 2003. [1]

Managerial career

Lufi rejoined Hibernians in 2011 as assistant to head coach Mark Miller. [2] His first stint at the helm was in 2006 when he took charge of Marsa, [3] Lufi also worked two years for Pietà Hotspurs, [4] for San Ġwann and Mosta [5] and he was appointed manager of Melita in June 2018. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lufi heads for Hibernians". UEFA . 11 January 2003. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Football: Mark Miller And Lufi confirmed". Independent. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (6 November 2006). "Marsa appoint Lufi as coach". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (9 May 2013). "Edmond Lufi and Pietà Hotspurs part ways". Malta Football. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (1 October 2016). "Edmond Lufi resigns from Mosta FC coach". Malta Football. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "New coaching set-up at Melita FC". Times of Malta. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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