Dashnor Bajaziti (born 4 January 1955) is a former
Albanian
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footballer
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who played as a striker for
Besa Kavajë Besa or BESA may refer to:
Arts & entertainment
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and the
Albania National Football Team
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. He was a two-time top scorer of the
Albanian Superliga
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.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
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in a September 1980
FIFA World Cup qualification
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win at home over
Finland
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and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 1983
European Championship qualification match against
West Germany
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.
Managerial career
After his playing career, Bajaziti served as
Besa head coach from 1985 to 1988.
Political career
He was Albania's Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports for the
Republican Party of Albania
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History
The party was fou ...
. In May 2013 he was dismissed by party leader
Fatmir Mediu
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due to internal conflicts.
Personal life
His son,
Darlien Bajaziti is also a football player.
Bajaziti dhe Çelhaka, gjashtë pikë nga dy kavajas
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References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Footballers from Kavajë
Albanian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Albania men's international footballers
KF Besa Kavajë players
Albanian football managers
KF Besa Kavajë managers
21st-century Albanian politicians
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