Bedri Omuri

Bedri Omuri (born 16 January 1957 in Albania), nicknamed Bedrana by the SK Tirana fans during the 1980s, is an Albanian retired footballer.

Bedri Omuri
Personal information
Full name Bedri Omuri
Date of birth (1957-01-16) 16 January 1957
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 17 Nëntori Tirana
1979–1981 Besëlidhja Lezhë
1981–1991 17 Nëntori Tirana
National team
1982–1987 Albania[1] 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

The midfielder spent most of his playing career at 17 Nëntori Tirana, making his debut against Lokomotiva Durrës in January 1977 and winning 8 domestic trophies. He also had two seasons at Besëlidhja Lezhë.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a September 1982 European Championship qualification match away at Austria and earned a total of 14 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was an April 1987 European Championship qualification match, also against Austria.[3]

Personal life

After retiring as a player, Omuri worked as a coach with all different age groups at KF Tirana and also worked as a physical education teacher at schools and for Tirana municipality.

Honours
Nëntori Tirana[4]

References
  1. International caps and goals
  2. Bedri Omuri: Të kemi një futboll sa më të pastër, kështu e rritim cilësinë (Bio) - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  3. "Bedri Omuri - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. "Albania - Championship Winning Teams". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2018.


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