Luan Pinari (born 27 October 1977 in

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) is a former

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who 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 ...

, KF Tirana and

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

, becoming one of few players to have been at all three clubs in the Albanian capital. He was also a member of the Albania national team and earned 5 senior international caps.

International career

He made his debut for

in an August 1998

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away against

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and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a February 2003 friendly win over

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in which he scored Albania's fifth goal.

National team statistics

Honours

* Albanian Superliga: 2 :: 2002, 2004Albania - Championship Winning Teams
- RSSSF

References

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* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Albania men's under-21 international footballers Albania men's international footballers FC Dinamo City players KF Tirana players FK Partizani Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players {{Albania-footy-defender-stub