Ermal Tahiri
Ermal Tahiri (born 27 April 1969) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a midfielder for a number of clubs in Albania and Greece.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ermal Tahiri | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1992 | Dinamo Tirana | 50 | (10) |
1995–1996 | PAS Giannina | 20 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Ialysos | 22 | (5) |
1997–1998 | Panegialios | 26 | (1) |
1998–1999 | PAS Giannina | 10 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Thesprotos | 13 | (7) |
Total | 141 | (23) | |
National team | |||
1990–1991 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Tahiri began his career in Albania, playing several seasons with Dinamo Tirana and winning the 1989–90 Albanian championship.[1]
Tahiri moved to Greece to play in the Greek second division with PAS Giannina F.C. on a six-month contract in December 1995. He would move to Ialysos F.C. and Panegialios F.C. before returning to PAS Giannina for six months in December 1997.[2]
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a September 1990 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was another friendly against Greece, in September 1991.[3]
Personal life
Today he runs a business in the Greek city of Ioannina and he is coach of the junior team of PAS Giannina.[4] In 2014, he was director of the Loro Boriçi National Football School.[5]
References
- Hoxha, Florent; Pandovski, Fatjon (20 May 2004). "Albania - Championship Winning Teams". RSSSF.
- "Tahiri Ermal" (in Greek). bluevayeros.gr. 21 October 2005.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- Ermal Tahiri: Shqipëria ka forcë të rivalizojë me Francën - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
- Ermal Tahiri: “Metoda moderne”, për sportistë të gjithanshëm” - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF