Xhavit Demneri Explained

Xhavit Demneri
Fullname:Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri
Birth Date:1919 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Tirana, Principality of Albania
Position:Defender
Clubs3:Shprefeja
Years4:1945–1947
Nationalyears1:1946
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1952

Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri (1919 — 10 November 1996) was an Albanian football player.

Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri Street, a street in Tirana, the capital of Albania, is named in his honor.

Playing career

Club

He was born in Tirana, and was heavily involved in Albanian football by the late 1930s. He was active with Sport Club Rinia, Sport Club Tirana and Shprefeja. 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.[1]

International

He made his debut for Albania in an October 1946 Balkan Cup match against Yugoslavia, his sole cap.[2]

Managerial career

He is best remembered as a coach and trainer.[3]

Honours

1

1947[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albania - Championship Winning Teams . October 16, 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006155632/http://www.rsssf.com/players/alba-champ-teams.html . October 6, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2019-03-02.
  3. http://www.sportekspres.com/lajm.php?idt=90{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams