Eduard "Edi" Martini (born 2 January 1975) is an Albanian

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manager and former player, who is the current head coach of

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in the

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Playing career

Club

During his playing career, Martini represented mostly Vllaznia Shkodër but also played abroad with Slovenian Vevce, Austrian

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and

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in Germany. He fled war-torn Albania for Germany in 1997 after a match in Spain along with teammate Adrian Dashi.

International

Martini made his international debut for

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on 14 May 1994 during the 5–1 away defeat to Macedonia, appearing as a first-half substitute for Gentian Stojku. A year later, on 16 August 1995, he made his second appearance in a 2–1 upset to

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, playing full-90 minutes.

Managerial career

Vllaznia Shkodër

On 29 December 2009, Martini was named as the new manager of his boyhood club Vllaznia Shkodër, and started the work with the team on 4 January 2010. He remained in the duty until the end of 2009–10 campaign, with Vllaznia Shkodër who missed the European competitions for only four points and was runner-up in

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, losing in the final to

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Teuta Durrës

On 9 June 2010, Martini become the new coach of fellow

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side

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, signing a contract until the end of the season, taking the duty over

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. During the season, Teuta Durrës struggled to find results and finished league in 7th place, tied with

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with 42 points. In 2010–11 Albanian Cup, Teuta didn't go more than the second round, where they were eliminated by

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2–0 on aggregate. Following the end of the season, Martini left the team after the club's president Edmond Hasanbelli decided not to extend his contract for the next season.

Luftëtari Gjirokastër

On 30 October 2012, Martini was appointed as head coach at Luftëtari Gjirokastër.

International statistics

References

External links

Edi Martini at eintracht-archiv.de

Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga
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