Muhedin Targaj

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Muhedin Targaj
Personal information
Full name Muhedin Targaj
Date of birth (1955-03-19) 19 March 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Tepelenë, Albania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1971–1974 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1987 Dinamo Tirana
International career‡
1980–1985 Albania 22 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016

Muhedin Targaj (born 19 March 1955) is a retired Albanian football player and manager. He now works at Albanian Football Association as a member of Executive Committee. [1]

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Club career

Born in Tepelenë, Targaj played for Dinamo Tirana from 1973 to 1987, [2] winning five Albanian Superliga championships. [3] [4]

International career

Targaj made 22 appearances for the Albania national football team from 1980 to 1985. [5] He made his international debut on 3 September 1980 against Finland for the qualifying stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing full-90 minutes in the 2–0 home win. [6] He captained his side for the first time on 27 October 1982 during the 1–0 away lose to Turkey for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first. [8]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 1981 Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–01–2 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
230 March 1983 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–21–21982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
36 June 1983Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, AlbaniaFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–21–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Targaj was the Technical Director of Dinamo Tirana from 2001 to 2005. During this time, he was also the coach of the club during the 2001–02 season. [2]

Managerial statistics

As of 26 March 2016
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %Ref.
Dinamo Tirana 20012002201730085.00 [9]
Total201730085.00

Honours

Club

Dinamo Tirana

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References

  1. ↑ "Komiteti Ekzekutiv, ja anëtarët" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Muhedin Targaj" (in Albanian). Football Association of Albania. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Hoxha, Florent & Pandovski, Fatjon (20 May 2004). "Albania - Championship Winning Teams". RSSSF . Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Basti i Mujo Targajt: “Fitojmë me Norvegjinë!” - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  5. ↑ Hoxha, Florent & Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Albania - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Football MATCH: 03.09.1980 Albania v Finland". EU-Football.info. 3 September 1980. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Football MATCH: 27.10.1982 Turkey v Albania". EU-Football.info. 27 October 1982. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ilir Përnaska - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Football : Muhedin Targaj". Football Database. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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