Edi Martini
Eduard "Edi" Martini (born 2 January 1975) is an Albanian football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Teuta in the Kategoria Superiore. Playing career Club During his playing career, Martini represented mostly Vllaznia Shkodër but also played abroad with Slovenian Vevce, Austrian SAK Klagenfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. He fled war-torn Albania for Germany in 1997 after a match in Spain along with teammate Adrian Dashi. International Martini made his international debut for Albania on 14 May 1994 during the 5–1 away defeat to Macedonia, appearing as a first-half substitute for Gentian Stojku. A year later, on 16 August 1995, he made his second appearance in a 2–1 upset to Malta, playing full-90 minutes. Managerial career Vllaznia Shkodër On 29 December 2009, Martini was named as the new manager of his boyhood club Vllaznia Shkodër, and started the work with the team on 4 January 2010. He remained in the duty until the end of 2009–10 campaign, with Vllaznia Shkodër who missed the European competitions for only four points and was runner-up in Albanian Cup, losing in the final to Besa Kavajë. Teuta Durrës On 9 June 2010, Martini become the new coach of fellow Albanian Superliga side Teuta Durrës, signing a contract until the end of the season, taking the duty over Ylli Shehu. During the season, Teuta Durrës struggled to find results and finished league in 7th place, tied with Kastrioti Krujë and Shkumbini Peqin with 42 points. In 2010–11 Albanian Cup, Teuta didn't go more than the second round, where they were eliminated by Skënderbeu Korçë 2–0 on aggregate. Following the end of the season, Martini left the team after the club's president Edmond Hasanbelli decided not to extend his contract for the next season. Luftëtari Gjirokastër On 30 October 2012, Martini was appointed as head coach at Luftëtari Gjirokastër. International statistics References External links Edi Martini at eintracht-archiv.de Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga 1975 births Living people Footballers from Shkodër Albanian men's footballers Albania men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Vllaznia Shkodër players NK Slavija Vevče players Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players KF Luftëtari players KF Besëlidhja Lezhë players FK Apolonia Fier players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Germany KF Luftëtari managers KF Laçi managers KF Vllaznia Shkodër managers KF Teuta Durrës managers Kategoria Superiore managers Albanian football managers