Sulejman Demollari


Sulejman Demollari also known as Sul Demollari is a retired football player and later coach for the Albania national football team.
He made 45 appearances for Albania between 1983 and 1995, the highest in the team's history who predominantly played during the communist era when Albania only played a limited amount of international matches. As of February 2011, Demollari was appointed as scout at his former team Dinamo Bucureşti.

Playing career

Early life

Demollari was born in Albania's capital Tirana, where he was raised as a child and where he completed his primary education. He studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania. From a young age he was part of 'KF Vojo Kushi', which was a sports institution. Despite still being in school, Demollari had impressed many football specialists and was quickly picked to play for Dinamo Tirana's youth team where he managed to become one of the best players on the team. At the age of just 15 he was called up to play for Dinamo senior team, alongside fellow midfield legends such as Ilir Përnaska, Shyqyri Ballgjini and Muhedin Targaj.

Club

He played his entire career in Albania for Dinamo Tirana, alongside fellow internationals Genc Ibro, Eduard Abazi and Agim Canaj, winning two league titles. Following the fall of communism, Demollari was among the first players to pursue a career abroad, signing for Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest in 1991. He later had spells in Greece with Panionios and in Hungary with Győr FC.

International

He made his debut for Albania in an April 1983 European Championship qualification match away at Northern Ireland and earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 1 goal. He played in the famous December 1984 home win over Belgium and his final international was an October 1995 European Championship qualification match against Bulgaria.

Honours

Dinamo Tirana