Vioresin Sinani

Vioresin Sinani
Personal information
Full name Vioresin Sinani
Date of birth (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Dinamo Tirana 3 (1)
1997–1999 Vllaznia Shkodër 60 (23)
1997–1999 NK Varteks 27 (5)
2000–2004 Vllaznia Shkodër 102 (80)
2004–2005 Kayserispor 4 (1)
2005–2006 Vllaznia Shkodër 56 (28)
2006–2007 KF Tirana 29 (23)
2007–2009 Vllaznia Shkodër 71 (36)
2010 Besa Kavajë 16 (5)
2010–2012 Vllaznia Shkodër 31 (11)
Total 400 (213)
National team
1997–1999 Albania U21 8 (10)
2000–2002 Albania 4 (1)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Vllaznia Shkodër (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2015.


Vioresin Sinani (born 4 December 1977 in Shkodër) is a retired Albanian professional football who played the majority of his career at Vllaznia Shkodër as well as stints with Dinamo Tirana, KF Tirana and Besa Kavajë in Albania. He also played for NK Varteks in Croatia and Kayserispor in Turkey as well as the Albania national team. He is regarded as being one of the best strikers in Albanian football history, and is the all-time top goalscorer of the Albanian Superliga.

Career

KF Tirana

During the 2006–07 season, Sinani signed with the most successful club in Albania, KF Tirana, taking the number 9 in the process. He formed a very successful partnership in attack with the other striker from Shkodër, Hamdi Salihi, although he stayed only in the first part of the season.[1] On 9 September 2006, in the team's second match of the season, Sinani scored his first three goals with Tirana shirt, recording a hat-trick in a 7–3 thrashing of Kastrioti Krujë at Qemal Stafa.[2][3]

On 9 May 2007, in the last league match against Vllaznia Shkodër, Tirana needed at least a draw to confirm as the Champions of Albania for the 23th time while their closest league rivals Teuta Durrës had to win to grab the league. Sinani scored twice inside of two minutes, however, respectively in 34th and 35 minutes, helping Tirana to win the 23rd league title with a 4–2 win, althrought Teuta won 1–0 at Peqin against Shkumbini.[4] In personal terms, Sinani, with his 23 league goals, won the Albanian Superliga Golden Boot as the league top goalscorer, beating out his rival Daniel Xhafaj.[4]

Besa Kavajë

In January 2010, Sinani left Vllaznia a joined Besa Kavajë for the second part of 2009–10 season.[5] His transfer was officially completed on 12 January.[6] He made his debut with the club on 27 January in team's 0–2 triumph away against Skënderbeu Korçë, and four days later scored his first goal in another 0–2 away win, this time against Apolonia Fier.[7]

Vllaznia Shkodër

On 7 November 2010, Sinani scored his 200th and 201st Albanian Superliga goals during a 3–0 win over KF Elbasani, becoming the player in history to score more than 200 goals in Albanian top flight.[8][9]

On 7 July 2011, Vllaznia won 1–0 against Birkirkara in the second leg of first qualifying round of Europa League to pass the round with the aggregate 2–1.[10] Four days later, Sinani was fined by the club's directors with the excuse of losing many clear chances at the end of the match, making thus difficult the team's qualification to the next round.[11]

During the summer of 2011, Sinani signed a new one-year deal with the club until the end of the 2011–12 season.[12]

In January he announced that he would be retiring from professional football at the end of the 2011–12 season, having turnt 34 the previous month and being named Rudi Vata's assistant coach in November.[13] He officially retired prior to the 2012–13 Albanian Superliga curtain-raiser between Vllaznia and the reigning champions Skënderbeu Korçë at the Loro Boriçi Stadium on 25 August 2012. A farewell ceremony was heldto celebrate his career, which was organised by Vllaznia and the Albanian Football Association. The president of the FA awarded Sinani with a 'plaque of appreciation' for his services to Albanian football and Vllaznia announced that the number 9 shirt would be temporarily retired for the 2012–13 season.[14]

International career

He was part of the Albania's national football team that won the Rothmans Trophy in Malta which was held in early 2000. He scored his only international goal in the finals of the competition against the home team Malta which proved to be the trophy winning goal. Overall that year Sinani earned 4 in total but none of those where competitive FIFA or UEFA games.[15]

Having not appeared in a squad since 2000, in May he was called in the squad for the friendly match against England B team. He was an unused substitute as England B won 3–1 at Turf Moor Stadium.

Managerial career

Newly appointed Vllaznia Shkodër coach Rudi Vata made Sinani his assistant manager on 1 November 2011, while he was still an active player at the club.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2015[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpik Tiranë 1996–97 31———31
Total 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Vllaznia Shkodër 1996–97 0000——00
1997–98 339———339
1998–99 2714—20—2914
Total 60 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 62 23
NK Varaždin 1999–2000 255———255
2000–01 20———20
Total 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 5
Vllaznia Shkodër 2000–01 2615———2615
2001–02 2311—41112613
2002–03 1818———1818
2003–04 3536—20—3536
Total 102 80 0 0 4 1 1 1 105 82
Kayserispor 2004–05 41———41
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Vllaznia Shkodër 2004–05 2315———2315
2005–06 3313———3313
Total 56 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 28
KF Tirana 2006–07 2923—40103423
Total 29 23 0 0 4 0 1 0 34 23
Vllaznia Shkodër 2007–08 3020—20—3220
2008–09 28154110103416
2009–10 131—20—151
Total 71 36 4 1 5 0 1 0 81 37
Besa Kavajë 2009–10 17550——225
Total 17 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 5
Vllaznia Shkodër 2010–11 281141——3212
2011–12 301030—70
Total 31 11 5 1 3 0 0 0 39 12
Career total 400 213 14 2 20 1 3 1 437 217
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

International

As of 3 December 2015[18]
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200031
200100
200210
Total41

Honours

Club

Vllaznia Shkodër
KF Tirana
Besa Kavajë

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Vioresin Sinani: "Me Salihin, dy "këpuca të arta"". Arkiva e Lajmeve. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tirana vs. Kastrioti Krujë 7–3". Soccerway. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tirana-Kastrioti 7-3, tenis në "Selman"Stërmasi"". Arkiva e Lajmeve. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Verdiktet: Tirana kampione, Sinani "Këpuca e Artë"". Arkiva e Lajmeve. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Klevis Bejkolli (8 January 2010). "Levizjet / Vioresin Sinani vishet "verdhezi" !". Albania Soccer. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Altin Ngjela (8 January 2010). "Vioresin Sinani perfundimisht tek Besa!". Albania Soccer. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Apolonia Fier vs. Besa Kavajë 0–2". Soccerway. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Elbasani 3–0". Soccerway. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Enea Shtrepi (8 November 2010). "Vioresin Sinani kalon kuoten e 200 golave ne kampionat" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2011/12 – History – Vllaznia-Birkirkara". UEFA.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Vllaznia gjobe kapitenit Vioresin Sinani" (in Albanian). Shqiperia.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Vioresin Sinani firmos për Vllazninë" (in Albanian). Arkiva e Lajmeve. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Admir Uruçi (12 January 2012). "Vioresin Sinani thotë mjaft: E mbyll si futbollist në fund të këtij edicioni" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vllaznia/ Nderohet "bomberi", Vioresin Sinani" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "International caps". Footballdatabase. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  16. ↑ "Sinani Është krahu i djathtë i Vatës" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  17. ↑ Vioresin Sinani at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ Vioresin Sinani | National Football Teams
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