Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri
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Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri was an Albania
n football hero. He was born in 1919 and died in 1996. Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri Street
, a street in Tirana
, the capital of Albania
, is named in his honor.
He was born in Tirana, and was heavily involved in Albanian football by late 1930s. He was active with Sport Club Rinia, Sport Club Tirana and Shprefeja. Demneri was called to the National team for the 1946 Balkan cup
, which Albania won. He played defense.
He was among the first to gather with Besim Fagu and Jani Leka to start the establishment of Partizani sports club at the end of 1945, also serving as coach of the football team. He was forced to retire as a player due to a knee injury.
Demneri was also a member of the 1947 Partizani championship team, but he is best remembered as a coach and trainer.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n football hero. He was born in 1919 and died in 1996. Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri Street
Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri Street
Xhavid Sheqyri Demneri Street is a street in Tirana. It was formerly known as Mustafa Lleshi Street It was given this name in 2010, to honour Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri, an Albanian football hero.-Name change:...
, a street in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, the capital of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, is named in his honor.
He was born in Tirana, and was heavily involved in Albanian football by late 1930s. He was active with Sport Club Rinia, Sport Club Tirana and Shprefeja. Demneri was called to the National team for the 1946 Balkan cup
Balkan Cup
The Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931....
, which Albania won. He played defense.
He was among the first to gather with Besim Fagu and Jani Leka to start the establishment of Partizani sports club at the end of 1945, also serving as coach of the football team. He was forced to retire as a player due to a knee injury.
Demneri was also a member of the 1947 Partizani championship team, but he is best remembered as a coach and trainer.