Sulejman Mema

{{Short description|Albanian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sulejman Mema | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Sulejman Haxhi Mema | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Tirana, Albania | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Tirana B (manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = 17 Nëntori | years1 = 1973-1985 | clubs1 = 17 Nëntori | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1983 | nationalteam1 = Albania | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1995–1996 | managerclubs1 = Tirana | manageryears2 = 2002 | managerclubs2 = Tirana | manageryears3 = 2003 | managerclubs3 = Tirana | manageryears4 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs4 = Partizani | manageryears5 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs5 = Partizani | manageryears6 = 2005 | managerclubs6 = Partizani | manageryears7 = 2008 | managerclubs7 = Tirana | manageryears8 = 2016- | managerclubs8 = Tirana Youth | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Sulejman Haxhi Mema''' (born 17 November 1955) is an Albanian former football player and manager of Tirana Youth.{{cn|date=October 2025}} He has also been head of refereeing at the Football Association of Albania.<ref name="Football Database">{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=665443.html|title=Volatile times for Albanian coaches|publisher=UEFA|author=Fatjon Pandovski|date=28 February 2008|access-date=28 February 2008}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==International career== He made his debut for Albania in an April 1983 European Championship qualification match against Northern Ireland, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shkëlqim Muça. It turned out to be his sole international match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=13748|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life== Sulejman was born into a football family, as he is the son of Haxhi Mema and the nephew of Ali Mema another former player and manager of Tirana, who in 2006 was honoured with the "Legend of Albanian Football" award by FAA.<ref name="Mema">{{cite news|url=https://gazeta-shqip.com/lajme/2014/01/08/dinastia-mema-ne-familjet-e-futbollit/|title=Dinastia Mema në "familjet e futbollit"|trans-title=Mema dynasty in "football families"|publisher=Gazeta Shqip|language=Albanian|author=Ermal Kuka|date=8 January 2014|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref> He is also the nephew of Osman Mema, Haxhi's brother, and cousin of Ardian Mema.<ref name="Mema"/>

Mema is the principal of the Sports mastery school Loro Boriçi in Tirana.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaja|first=Agron|url=http://www.gazetatelegraf.com/index.php/opinione/8187.html|title=Bisedë me Sulejman Memën|trans-title=Conversation with Sulejman Mema|publisher=Gazeta Telegraf|language=Albanian|date=17 March 2011|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref>

==Honours== ===Player=== *'''Albanian Superliga: 2''' :: 1982, 1985<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams] - RSSSF</ref>

===Manager=== ;Tirana<ref name="Football Database"/> *Albanian Superliga: 1998–99, 2003–04 *Albanian Supercup: 2003, 2007

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFT player|47547}}

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