Përparim Daiu (born 21 April 1970) is a retired

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n footballer who has served as head coach of several clubs in the Albanian Superliga.

Club career

Daiu played the majority of his career for

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and

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International career

He made his debut for

in an August 1995

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away against

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and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1998 friendly against

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Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Daiu went into coaching and was in charge of hometown club Besa (two spells), Shkumbini (also twice) and Tomori. In January 2012 he took the reins at Laçi for a second time as well. In February 2013 he returned to Besa for a third time as coach.Prezantohet Daiu: Besa do mbijetojë
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