Isa Sadriu

{{Short description|Kosovan Albanian footballer (born 1963)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Isa Sadriu

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|12|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Midfielder, defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1979

| youthclubs1 = Vushtrria

| years1 = 1981–1985

| clubs1 = Trepça

| caps1 = 111

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1986

| clubs2 = Partizan

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1987–1992

| clubs3 = Prishtina

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1992–1993

| clubs4 = Malmö

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1994–1998

| clubs5 = Hertha Zehlendorf

| caps5 = 93

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1998–1999

| clubs6 = Croatia Berlin

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 324

| totalgoals = 9

| nationalyears1 = 1993

| nationalteam1 = Kosovo XI

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Isa Sadriu; (born 27 December 1963) is a Kosovo-Albanian retired footballer who played as a midfielder or defender.

Club career

Sadriu started his career with the local club Vushtrria where he played until 1981 and then transferred to KF Trepça.{{cite news|url=https://www.botasot.info/futboll-sporti/1270049/isa-sadriu-nga-stadiumet-perrallore-ne-fushat-me-gropa-pluhur-e-me-balte-njeriu-i-rezistences-nbsp/|title=Isa Sadriu nga stadiumet përrallore në fushat me gropa, pluhur e me baltë! Njeriu I rezistencës|work=Bota Sot|date=9 April 2020|language=sq|access-date=28 February 2024}} After playing with Trepça in the Yugoslav Second League since 1981, his talent was spotted by FK Partizan who brought him to their team during the winter break of the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League season. He played a total of 72 matches for Partizan, 22 of which were league ones.[http://www.partizan.rs/istorija-kluba/igraci-od-1945-do-danas/ Players stats (Sadriu #868)] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120907154603/http://www.partizan.rs/istorija-kluba/igraci-od-1945-do-danas/ |date=7 September 2012 }} at FK Partizan official website, Retrieved 17 February 2012 {{in lang|sr}} He left in the following winter having won two national championships during his year in Belgrade and joined FC Prishtina[http://forum.b92.net/topic/29741-ex-yu-fudbalska-statistika-po-godinama/page__st__142 EX YU Fudbalska statistika po godinama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402014919/http://forum.b92.net/topic/29741-ex-yu-fudbalska-statistika-po-godinama/page__st__142 |date=2 April 2012 }} at B92 which was at that time the only topflight club from SAP Kosovo. He made one appearance for Pristina at 1991–92 Yugoslav Second League.[https://www.yumpu.com/xx/document/fullscreen/28762059/tempo-almanah-1991-1992 Tempo almanah 1991–1992] page 40 He will later play in German Regionalliga clubs during the late 1990s.

International career

On 1 February 1993, Sadriu received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,{{cite news|url=http://ffk-kosova.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FFK_20-vjet-Mevetesimi.pdf|title=Futbolli 1991–2019, 20 vjet mëvetësim|trans-title=Football 1991–2011, 20 years independence|pages=Respectively on pages 64 and 65, contain information about the match and organization|language=Albanian|publisher=Football Federation of Kosovo|date=2011}} and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1993e1.html|title=International Matches 1993 – Europe, January–March|quote=14/02/1993, Tiranë, Dinamo, 14000, Friendly International, ALBANIA–KOSOVA|publisher=RSSSF}}

Managerial career

In 2013, Sadriu, along with Gazmend Haliti, became the coach of the Kosovo U-15 team.[http://www.ffk-kosova.com/?page_id=4932 KAMPI 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000044/http://www.ffk-kosova.com/?page_id=4932 |date=4 March 2016 }} at Kosovo Football Association official website, Retrieved 18 June 2015 {{in lang|sq}}

Honours

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