Edvin Murati

Edvin Murati

Personal information
Full name	Edvin Murati
Date of birth	(1975-11-12) 12 November 1975
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Paris Saint-Germain	0	(0)
1995–1996	LB Châteauroux	31	(0)
1996–1997	Paris Saint-Germain FC	0	(0)
1997–1998	Stade Saint-Brieuc	1	(0)
1998–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf	11	(0)
1999–2000	Paris Saint-Germain FC	16	(0)
2000–2002	Lille OSC	29	(1)
2002–2006	Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.	66	(6)
2007–2008	Panserraikos FC	25	(8)
International career
1998–2006	Albania	42	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Murati (born 12 November 1975 in Tirana) is a former Albanian footballer. He played for Panserraikos FC and Iraklis F.C. in Greece. He has played also in France, Germany, and for the Albanian national football team.

Biography

Murati was coached by Luka Shaqiri. He started training with Shaqiri at age eleven. Murati was picked up by Paris St Germain. He was competing against 200 people from all over Europe, and was one of two players chosen. He was talented and hard worker. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored a winning goal against UEFA Euro 2004 Champions Team Greece.

Murati made 41 appearances for the Albania national football team.

National team statistics

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	1	0
1999	4	0
2000	5	2
2001	4	0
2002	6	1
2003	8	0
2004	7	1
2005	5	0
2006	2	0
Total	42	4

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 February 2000	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Rothmans Tournament
2.	16 October 2002	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Switzerland	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

External links

• Edvin Murati at National-Football-Teams.com