Faruk Sejdini
Introduction
Faruk Sejdini (born 7 February 1950), is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.
Club career
Sejdini had a successful albeit short career, representing Dinamo Tirana between 1966 and 1979. His career begun in 1967 in the academy when he was spotted by coach Skënder Jareci along with striker Ilir Përnaska, who become a future club legend. He was part of Dinamo's golden generation of the 1970', winning five Albanian Superliga titles and three Albanian Cups.
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1971 Olympic Games qualification match against Romania and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1976 friendly match against Algeria..
International statistics
Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Managerial career
His last coaching experience was in 2015 when he had a brief spell with Dinamo Tirana.
Honours
- Player
- Albanian Superliga: 5
- 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
- Albanian Cup: 3
- 1971, 1974, 1978
- Manager career
- Albanian Superliga: 1
- 2002