Dodë Tahiri (27 November 1918 – 28 May 1988) was an Albanian international football player. He was the goalkeeper in Albania's first ever international match against Yugoslavia in 1946.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Pecaj, Principality of Albania | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 1988 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Mladenovac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Bashan Lazarevac | ||
| 1939–1941 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | ||
| 1945–1946 | Vllaznia | ||
| 1946–1948 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| 1948–1953 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | ||
| International career | |||
| 1946 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| –1956 | 19 Shtatori | ||
| Jedinstvo | |||
| OFK Mladenovac | |||
| 1961–1962 | Šumadija | ||
| 1964 | Šumadija | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Pecaj, Dukagjin highlands, Tahiri came to Lazarevac, Serbia, in 1938 to play for Bashan. Named after his place of birth, he played in Serbia as Doda Pecović.[1] He later played for FK Šumadija Aranđelovac in Serbia during the 1930s and 1950s.[2] At the end of the Second World War he played with Vllaznia Shkodër in Albania[3] winning two league titles. Then he played with FK Budućnost Titograd in the 1946–47[4] and 1948–49[5] Yugoslav First League.
International career
editHe made a total of 3 appearances for the Albania national team in 1946 in Tirana within the 1946 Balkan Cup, the first against Yugoslavia (2–3 defeat) and the second against Bulgaria (3–1 win).[6]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ Dodë Tahiri, futbollisti shqiptar që la gjurmë në Serbi para 80 vjetësh - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ "First foreign player Doda Tahiri played during the 1930s and 1950s Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine at Šumadija Aranđelovac official website (in Serbian)
- ^ Dodë Tahiri at Worldfootball
- ^ 1946/47 Yugoslav First League appearances at hrsport.net
- ^ 1947/48 Yugoslav First League appearances at hrsport.net
- ^ Dode Tahiri at EU-Football.info
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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