Muhedin Targaj (born 19 March 1955) is a retired Albanian
football player and manager. He now works at
Albanian Football Association
The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the F ...
as a member of Executive Committee.
Club career
Born in
Tepelenë, Targaj played for
Dinamo Tirana
Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 1950 during the communist ...
from 1973 to 1987,
winning five
Albanian Superliga championships.
International career
Targaj made 22 appearances 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 com ...
from 1980 to 1985. He made his international debut on 3 September 1980 against
Finland
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for the qualifying stage of the
1982 FIFA World Cup, playing full-90 minutes in the 2–0 home win. He captained his side for the first time on 27 October 1982 during the 1–0 away lose to
Turkey
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for the
UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams. The qualifying round was played at various times between May 1982 and December 1983, wit ...
.
International goals
''Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.''
Managerial career
Following his playing career, Targaj was the Technical Director of Dinamo Tirana from 2001 to 2005. During this time, he was also the coach of the club during the 2001–02 season.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Club
Dinamo Tirana
*
Albanian Superliga (5):
1974–75,
1975–76,
1976–77,
1979–80,
1985–86
*
Albanian Cup (3):
1973–74,
1977–78
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
People from Tepelenë
Association football central defenders
Albanian footballers
Albania international footballers
FK Dinamo Tirana players
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