Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sulejman Haxhi Mema | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tirana B (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
17 Nëntori | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973-1985 | 17 Nëntori | ||
International career | |||
1983 | Albania | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1995–1996 | Tirana | ||
2002 | Tirana | ||
2003 | Tirana | ||
2003–2004 | Partizani | ||
2004–2005 | Partizani | ||
2005 | Partizani | ||
2008 | Tirana | ||
2016- | Tirana Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sulejman Haxhi Mema (born 17 November 1955) is a former player and manager of Tirana Youth. [1] He has also been head of refereeing at the Football Association of Albania. [2]
He made his debut for Albania in an April 1983 European Championship qualification match against Northern Ireland, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shkëlqim Muça. It turned out to be his sole international match. [3]
Sulejman was born into a football family, as he is the son of Haxhi Mema and the nephew of Ali Mema another former player and manager of Tirana, who in 2006 was honoured with the "Legend of Albanian Football" award by FAA. [4] He is also the nephew of Osman Mema, Haxhi's brother, and cousin of Ardian Mema. [4]
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