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Sabri Peqini (15 December 1926 – 13 March 2021) was an Albanian footballer and football manager, who played for and coached Dinamo Tirana.[1]

Sabri Peqini

Personal information
Full name	Sabri Peqini
Date of birth	(1926-12-15)15 December 1926
Place of birth	Belsh, Albania
Date of death	13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 94)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1950	Erzeni
1950–1954	Dinamo Tirana
National team
1950–1952	Albania	3	(0)
Teams managed
1957–1960	Labinoti Elbasan
1974–1976	Dinamo Tirana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a June 1950 friendly match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 1952 friendly against Czechoslovakia.[2]

Personal life

Born to Hahxiu and Shahe, Sabri grew up in Shijak. He was the father of former Albanian international Kastriot Peqini[3] and grandfather of Jurgen Peqini, also a professional footballer.[4]

Peqini was interviewed in November 2019. He stated that he no longer attended football matches as he believed the sport to be too motivated by money.[5] He died in March 2021 at the age of 94.[6][7]

Honours

as a player

• Albanian Superliga: 4

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953[8]

• Albanian Cup: 5

1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954

as a manager

• Albanian Superliga: 1

1975

References

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