Faruk Sejdini

Faruk Sejdini
Personal information
Full name	Faruk Sejdini
Date of birth	7 February 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Tirana, PR Albania
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1979	Dinamo Tirana
International career
1971–1976	Albania
Managerial career
1994–1997	Dinamo Tirana
1998–1999	Dinamo Tirana
1999–2000	Luftëtari
2000–2001	Dinamo Tirana
2001	Besa Kavajë
2001–2002	Dinamo Tirana
2003	Apolonia Fier
2004	Dinamo Tirana
2004–2005	Dinamo Tirana
2006	Dinamo Tirana
2006	Shkumbini
2007	Skënderbeu
2007–2008	Bylis Ballsh
2009	Elbasani
2011	Dinamo Tirana
2015	Dinamo Tirana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Faruk Sejdini (born 7 February 1950) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.^[1]

Club career

Sejdini had a successful albeit short career playing as a defender, representing Dinamo Tirana from 1966 to 1979.^[2] His career begun in 1967 in the academy when he was spotted by coach Skënder Jareci along with striker Ilir Përnaska, who become a future club legend.^[3] He was part of Dinamo's golden generation of the 1970', winning five Albanian Superliga titles and three Albanian Cups.^[4]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a May 1971 Olympic Games qualification match against Romania and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1976 friendly match against Algeria.^[5]

International statistics

Source:^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Albania	1971	3
	1972	2
	1973	5
	1976	1
Total		11

Managerial career

His last coaching experience was in 2015 when he had a brief spell with Dinamo Tirana.^[6]

Honours

Player

Albanian Superliga: 5

1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977^[7]

Albanian Cup: 3

1971, 1974, 1978^[8]

Manager career

Albanian Superliga: 1

2002

References

^ "Faruk Sejdini". World Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Faruk Sejdini: Dinamon e duan për skrap (Bio) Archived 25 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
^ "Pension i posaçëm për legjendën e Dinamos, Ilir Përnaska" [Particular passion for the legend of Dinamo, Ilir Përnaska] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Zbulohet ditari i Skënder Jarecit, strategu i Dinamos së madhe" [Skënder Jareci's diary discovered, strategist of the great Dinamo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Faruk Sejdini - national football team player". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Skerdilaid Sulozeqi (13 March 2015). "Dinamo rikthen Faruk Sejdinin si trajner" [Dinamo brings back Faruk Sejdini as coach] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
^ Faruk Sejdini: “Kampionat i varfër” - Telegraf (in Albanian)

External links

Faruk Sejdini at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Faruk Sejdini". World Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] Faruk Sejdini: Dinamon e duan për skrap (Bio) Archived 25 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)

[3] "Pension i posaçëm për legjendën e Dinamos, Ilir Përnaska" [Particular passion for the legend of Dinamo, Ilir Përnaska] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[4] "Zbulohet ditari i Skënder Jarecit, strategu i Dinamos së madhe" [Skënder Jareci's diary discovered, strategist of the great Dinamo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[European_Football-5] "Faruk Sejdini - national football team player". European Football. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[6] Skerdilaid Sulozeqi (13 March 2015). "Dinamo rikthen Faruk Sejdinin si trajner" [Dinamo brings back Faruk Sejdini as coach] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[7] Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF

[8] Faruk Sejdini: “Kampionat i varfër” - Telegraf (in Albanian)

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