Edvin Murati (born 12 November 1975) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n former professional

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. He played for

Panserraikos FC Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greek football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in north ...

and

Iraklis F.C. Gymnastic Club Iraklis Thessaloniki Football Club ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia ( ...

in Greece. He played also in France, Germany, and for the

Albania national football team The Albania national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed by the Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania. Albania co ...

. In December 2018 he was honoured for his services to Albanian football, alongside Perlat Musta and

Qamil Teliti Qamil Teliti (9 July 1922 – 7 December 1977), nicknamed ''Tarzani'', was an Albanian footballer known for being one of the most important players of the Albania team that won the Balkan Cup in 1946. Along with Loro Boriçi he was one of the ar ...

International career

Murati made his debut for

in an August 1998

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away against

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

and earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 4 goals. His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. In the

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, he scored a winning goal against

UEFA Euro 2004 The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial association football, football competition contested by the List of men's national associatio ...

Champions Team

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Career statistics

International

International goals

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* 1975 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian footballers Association football midfielders Albania international footballers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players LB Châteauroux players Stade Briochin players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Lille OSC players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 2. Bundesliga players Super League Greece players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub