Artan Mërgjyshi (born 6 May 1968) is an Albanian professional

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coach and former player. During his playing career, he enjoyed his best years with Partizani, while also having stints with

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, Erzeni, Besa and Apolonia. He has been a former Albanian international, making one senior appearance in 1996.

International career

Mërgjyshi has only one cap with

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. He played his first and only match with ''Red and Blacks'' on 24 April 1996 against the newest national team of

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, playing full-90 minutes in a goalless draw.

Managerial career

In January 2015, Mërgjyshi was appointed as manager of struggling Apolonia with the only goal to avoid the team's relegation in

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. Apolonia, however, was relegated one division lower after losing 1–0 at

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against the survival rivals of

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in the penultimate week of the 2014–15 season. On 7 August 2018, Mërgjyshi was named the new manager of Laçi, replacing

Besnik Prenga Besnik Prenga (born 5 June 1969) is an Albanian retired football player and current coach who most recently managed Laçi in the Albanian Superliga. Club career Prenga played the majority of his career in Croatia. He was at Dinamo Zagreb betwee ...

. In December 2018 he was replaced by Migen Memelli. In the summer of 2019 he was reappointed manager of Apolonia.

Honours

Partizani *

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: 1996–97

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mergjyshi, Artan 1968 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Albania men's international footballers KF Korabi Peshkopi players FK Partizani Tirana players FC Dinamo City players KF Erzeni Shijak players KF Besa Kavajë players FK Apolonia Fier players Albanian football managers FC Dinamo City managers KS Kastrioti managers KF Besa Kavajë managers FK Apolonia Fier managers KF Korabi Peshkopi managers KF Bylis managers KF Laçi managers Kategoria Superiore managers Kategoria e Parë managers 20th-century Albanian sportsmen