Dodë Tahiri (27 November 1918 – 28 May 1988) was an Albanian international football player. He was the goalkeeper in Albania's first ever international match against Yugoslavia in 1946.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Pecaj, Albania | ||
Date of death | 28 May 1988(1988-05-28) (aged 69) | ||
Place of death | Mladenovac, Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1938–1939 | Bashan Lazarevac | ||
1939–1941 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | ||
1945–1946 | Vllaznia | ||
1946–1948 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
1948–1953 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | ||
National team | |||
1946 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
–1956 | 19 Shtatori | ||
Jedinstvo | |||
OFK Mladenovac | |||
1961–1962 | Šumadija | ||
1964 | Šumadija | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Pecaj, Dukagjin highlands, Tahiri came to Lazarevac, Serbia, in 1938 to play for Bashan. Named after his place of birth, he played in Serbia as Doda Pecović.[1] He later played for FK Šumadija Aranđelovac in Serbia during the 1930s and 1950s.[2] At the end of the Second World War he played with Vllaznia Shkodër in Albania[3] winning two league titles. Then he played with FK Budućnost Titograd in the 1946–47[4] and 1948–49[5] Yugoslav First League.
He made a total of 3 appearances for the Albanian national team in 1946 in Tirana within the 1946 Balkan Cup, the first against Yugoslavia (2–3 defeat) and the second against Bulgaria (3–1 win).[6]
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