Edvin Sabri Murati (born 12 November 1975) is an Albanian former professional

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. He played for

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and Iraklis in Greece. He played also in France, Germany, and for the Albania national team. In December 2018 he was honoured for his services to Albanian football, alongside Perlat Musta and Qamil Teliti.

International career

Murati made his debut for

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in an August 1998

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away against

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and earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 4 goals. His final international was an October 2006 European Championship qualification match against the

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. In the

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, he scored a winning goal against

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Champions Team

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Personal life

Edvin Murati holds Albanian and French nationalities. He acquired French nationality by

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on 16 February 1998.

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* 1975 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's international footballers Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers Paris Saint-Germain FC players LB Châteauroux players Stade Briochin players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Lille OSC players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Panserraikos F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 2. Bundesliga players Super League Greece players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub