Albert Bunjaki (born 18 June 1971) is a Kosovan professional

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coach and former player who is the current

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Managerial career

Kosovo

On 18 July 2009, Bunjaki was appointed as the manager of the

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after the former coach Edmond Rugova decided to irrevocable resign in June 2009. On 17 February 2010, he made his first match as Kosovo manager in a 2–3 home defeat against

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. During his time as coach, Bunjaki called up many new players from clubs from championships of

as well as internationally. On 7 October 2017, The

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confirms that Bunjaki after the match against

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will no longer be the manager of Kosovo after he decided that decided to resign after weak results during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.

Feronikeli

On 13 November 2019, Bunjaki was appointed as the advisor of the

Football Superleague of Kosovo The Football Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football ...

club Feronikeli.

Personal life

Bunjaki was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia by Kosovo Albanian parents from

Glogovac Drenas, also known as Gllogoc or Glogovac, is a town and municipality in central Kosovo. As of the 2011 census, there were 6,143 people residing in Drenas and 58,531 in the municipality. History The municipality of Drenas was established be ...

. In 1991, after a conscription call from the

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, Bunjaki decided to reject the call and leave for

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for this action, he was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in absentia. Upon arriving in Sweden, he changed his surname from Bunjaku to Bunjaki.

Career statistics

Managerial

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunjaki, Albert 1971 births Living people Footballers from Pristina Kosovo Albanians Kosovan men's footballers Swedish men's footballers Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent Men's association football forwards FC Prishtina players Skövde AIK players Kosovan football managers Kosovo national football team managers Swedish football managers Degerfors IF managers