Sulejman Haxhi Mema (born 17 November 1955) is a former player and manager of
Tirana Youth. He has also been head of refereeing at the
Football Association of Albania
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 ...
.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
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in an April 1983
European Championship qualification match against
Northern Ireland
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, coming on as a second-half substitute for
Shkëlqim Muça
Shkëlqim Muça (born 19 March 1960) is an Albanian football coach and former player.
Playing career Club
He created the attacking trio Muça- Minga-Kola at Nëntori Tirana that was probably the best and most prolific attacking trio in the Al ...
. It turned out to be his sole international match.
Personal life
Sulejman was born into a football family, as he is the son of
Ali Mema, another former player and manager of Tirana, who in 2006 was honoured with the "Legend of Albanian Football" award by FAA.
He is also the nephew of
Osman Mema
Osman Mema (2 July 1939 – 25 September 2023) was an Albanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is one of the most decorated players in the history of Albanian football, having won the Albanian National Championship seven ...
, Ali's brother, and cousin of
Ardian Mema.
Mema is the principal of the
Sports mastery school Loro Boriçi in
Tirana
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.
Honours
Player
*
Albanian Superliga
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: 2
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1982
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1985
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Albania - Championship Winning Teams
- RSSSF
Manager
;Tirana
*Albanian Superliga
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: 1998–99, 2003–04
*Albanian Supercup
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Supercup final was not played in the occasions when the champion team won the Double (association foot ...
: 2003
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References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Footballers from Tirana
Albanian footballers
Association football midfielders
Albania international footballers
KF Tirana players
Kategoria Superiore players
Albanian football managers
KF Tirana managers
FK Partizani Tirana managers
Kategoria Superiore managers
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