Sulejman Mema

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Sulejman Mema
Personal information
Full name Sulejman Haxhi Mema
Date of birth (1955-11-17) 17 November 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Tiranë, Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tirana B (manager)
Youth career
17 Nëntori
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

Contents

International career

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]

Personal life

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]

Mema is the principal of the Sports mastery school Loro Boriçi in Tirana. [5]

Honours

Player

1982, 1985 [6]

Manager

Tirana [2]

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References

  1. "Football : Sulejman Mema". Football Database. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Fatjon Pandovski (28 February 2008). "Volatile times for Albanian coaches". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 Ermal Kuka (8 January 2014). "Dinastia Mema në "familjet e futbollit"" [Mema dynasty in "football families"] (in Albanian). Gazeta Shqip. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. Kaja, Agron (17 March 2011). "Bisedë me Sulejman Memën" [Conversation with Sulejman Mema] (in Albanian). Gazeta Telegraf. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF