Bashkim Muhedini (born 3 January 1949 - 7 October 2022) is an Albanian retired

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player. He was a goalkeeper for

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and the Albania national team in the 1970s.

Club career

Just like the famous Albanian sculptor Odhise Paskali, Muhedine hails from the village Kozarë. He played basketball in school, but

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persuaded him to play football and he subsequently joined the Partizani academy led by Birçe.Bashkim Muhedini, dhëndri i Beqir Ballukut, që nga basketbollist u bë portier
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as Partizani's first choice goalkeeper, but he was forced to quit his career due to political reasons in 1976.

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a June 1971 European Championship qualification match away against West Germany and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1973 friendly match against

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Personal life

Muhedini was a son-in-law of Albanian general

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, who was executed during the Hoxha regime. Family of Balluku were persecuted and Muhedini was forced to retire from playing for being a relative as well and he was 'relocated' and became a physical education teacher. In 1979 he was allowed to leave for Përmet and coached the local team. Nowadays he lives in

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Honours

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Albania - Championship Winning Teams
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* 1949 births Living people People from Berat County Men's association football goalkeepers Albanian men's footballers Albania men's international footballers FK Partizani Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian football managers {{Albania-footy-goalkeeper-stub