Muhedin Targaj

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| fullname = Muhedin Targaj

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|3|19}}

| birth_place = Tepelenë, Albania

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| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 1971–1974

| youthclubs1 = Dinamo Tirana

| years1 = 1974–1987

| clubs1 = Dinamo Tirana

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| nationalyears1 = 1980–1985

| nationalteam1 = Albania

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 3

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| ntupdate = 26 March 2016

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Muhedin Targaj (born 19 March 1955) is a retired Albanian football player and manager. He now works at Albanian Football Association as a member of Executive Committee.{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama-sport.com/komiteti-ekzekutiv-ja-anetaret/|title=Komiteti Ekzekutiv, ja anëtarët|publisher=Panorama Sport|language=Albanian|date=28 February 2014|accessdate=26 March 2016}}

Club career

Born in Tepelenë, Targaj played for Dinamo Tirana from 1973 to 1987,{{cite news|publisher=Football Association of Albania |title=Muhedin Targaj |url=http://www.fshf.org/Muhedin_Targaj.html |language=Albanian |accessdate=16 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014082830/http://www.fshf.org/Muhedin_Targaj.html |archivedate=14 October 2008 }} winning five Albanian Superliga championships.{{cite news|author1=Hoxha, Florent |author2=Pandovski, Fatjon |name-list-style=amp |title=Albania - Championship Winning Teams|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html|date=20 May 2004|website=RSSSF |accessdate=16 October 2009}}[https://telegraf.al/sport/basti-i-mujo-targajt-fitojme-me-norvegjine/ Basti i Mujo Targajt: “Fitojmë me Norvegjinë!”] - Telegraf {{in lang|sq}}

International career

Targaj made 22 appearances for the Albania national football team from 1980 to 1985.{{cite news|author1=Hoxha, Florent |author2=Mamrud, Roberto |name-list-style=amp |title=Albania - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/alba-recintlp.html|date=16 July 2009|website=RSSSF |accessdate=16 October 2009}} He made his international debut on 3 September 1980 against Finland for the qualifying stage of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing full-90 minutes in the 2–0 home win.{{cite news|url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=7636|title=Football MATCH: 03.09.1980 Albania v Finland|publisher=EU-Football.info|date=3 September 1980|accessdate=26 March 2016}} He captained his side for the first time on 27 October 1982 during the 1–0 away lose to Turkey for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying.{{cite news|url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=7883|title=Football MATCH: 27.10.1982 Turkey v Albania|publisher=EU-Football.info|date=27 October 1982|accessdate=26 March 2016}}

=International goals=

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16366 |title=Ilir Përnaska - national football team player |publisher=EU-Football.info |date=1 January 2015 |accessdate=1 January 2015}}

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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1	2 September 1981	Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland	{{fb\|FIN}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2	30 March 1983	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	{{fb\|GER}}	align=center\| 1–2	align=center\| 1–2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3	6 June 1983	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	{{fb\|AUT}}	align=center\| 1–2	align=center\| 1–2	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Targaj was the Technical Director of Dinamo Tirana from 2001 to 2005. During this time, he was also the coach of the club during the 2001–02 season.

=Managerial statistics=

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Dinamo Tirana \| 2001 \| 2002 {{WDL\|20\|17\|3\|0}} \| {{cite news\|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.muhedin.targaj.64468.en.html\|title=Football : Muhedin Targaj\|publisher=Football Database\|date=26 March 2016\|accessdate=26 March 2016}}
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Dinamo Tirana

| 2001

| 2002

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Honours

=Club=

Dinamo Tirana

Albanian Superliga (5): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86
Albanian Cup (3): 1973–74, 1977–78

References

External links

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Category:1955 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Tepelenë

Category:Sportspeople from Gjirokastër County

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Albanian men's footballers

Category:Albania men's international footballers

Category:FC Dinamo City players

Category:20th-century Albanian sportsmen