Muhedin Targaj


Muhedin Targaj is a retired Albanian football player and manager. He now works at Albanian Football Association as a member of Executive Committee.

Club career

Born in Tepelenë, Targaj played for Dinamo Tirana from 1973 to 1987, winning five Albanian Superliga championships.

International career

Targaj made 22 appearances for the Albania national football team from 1980 to 1985. 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. 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.

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 1981Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland1–01–21982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
230 March 1983Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania1–21–21982 FIFA World Cup qualifying
36 June 1983Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania1–21–2UEFA 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

Honours

Club

Dinamo Tirana