Xhevdet Shaqiri

Xhevdet Shaqiri
Personal information
Full name	Xhevdet Shaqiri
Date of birth	5 January 1923
Place of birth	Dudas, Shkodër, Albania
Date of death	11 September 1997 (aged 74)
Place of death	Tiranë, Albania
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1947	Vllaznia
1948–1949	Partizani
1950–1958	Dinamo Tirana
International career
1947–1957	Albania
Managerial career
	Dinamo Tirana
	Lushnja
1966–1979	Vllaznia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xhevdet Shaqiri (5 January 1923 – 11 September 1997) was an Albanian football player and coach.

Playing career

He played as a defender for Vllaznia Shkodër, Partizani Tirana and Dinamo Tirana during his playing career and won 9 league titles with them. He became the league's top goalscorer in 1946 with 11 goals.^[1]

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1947 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia and earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1957 friendly match against China.^[2]

After retiring as a player, he coached Dinamo Tirana, KS Lushnja and most notably hometown club Vllaznia for 13 years between 1966 and 1979.^[3]

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