Zihni_Gjinali

Zihni Gjinali

Zihni Gjinali

Albanian footballer

Zihni Gjinali (5 May 1926 – 19 July 2005) was an Albanian footballer who played his professional career for Besa, Dinamo Tirana and Partizani Tirana football clubs. He was the captain and head coach of the Dinamo Dynasty of the 1950s. Gjinali was also a successful player with the Albania National Football Team.

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International career

He made his debut for Albania in a May 1948 Balkan Cup match against Hungary and earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a December 1952 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.[1]

Managerial career

During his spell at Dinamo, Gjinali acted as player coach. He later worked at Apolonia and Besa and was coach of Traktori Lushnja for several years.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Player Database".
  2. [2]
    Historia 88 vjeçare, kur Lushnja mburrej me… “Traktorin” - Panorama (in Albanian)
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