Muhedin Targaj

Muhedin Targaj

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-03-19) 19 March 1955 (age 70)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1987	Dinamo Tirana
International career‡
1980–1985	Albania	22	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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]

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]

Career statistics

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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 1981	Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland	Finland	1–0	1–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2	30 March 1983	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Germany	1–2	1–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3	6 June 1983	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Austria	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of 26 March 2016

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Dinamo Tirana	2001	2002	20	17	3	0	085.00	[ citation needed ]
Total			20	17	3	0	085.00

Honours

Dinamo Tirana

• Albanian Superliga (5): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86
• Albanian Cup (3): 1973–74, 1977–78

References

1. "Komiteti Ekzekutiv, ja anëtarët" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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.

External links

• Muhedin Targaj at National-Football-Teams.com