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{{Short description|Albanian footballer (1908–1976)}}
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'''Selman Stërmasi''' (9 May 1908 – 9 October 1976) was an Albanian ] player and coach who was an instrumental figure in the early history of ]. He is generally considered to be one of the club's greatest figures and KF Tirana along with the ] honoured him in 1990 by renaming the Dinamo Stadium to the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=SK Tirana|url=http://digilander.libero.it/sktirana/english/whatis.htm|publisher=digilander.libero.it|accessdate=13 April 2011|author=Erlet Shehi}}</ref>


In 1934 he won the record of jumping ({{convert|1.71|m|ftin|abbr=on|disp=or}}).<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004224735/http://www.zeriyt.com/revista-sportive/selman-stermasi-emri-qe-vlen-me-shume-se-nje-stadium-t65496.0.html |date=4 October 2011 }}</ref>
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==Club career==
'''Selman St%C3%ABrmasi''' is a former player, coach and president of ] in the '30s and '40s. Selman St%C3%ABrmasi returned to his homeland ] in the beginning of the '30s after finishing studies in ] for Physical Culture. He contributed as a player and then as a coach and even president of the club in those years to 8 national titles (even though two of them (the "war championships are not recognized today). ] of that time will be remembered for his memory as well as the memory of other exceptional footballers such as: A.Karapici, Sh. Ndroqi, I. Dashi, Xh.Kashari, S. Lleshi, H. Begeja, H. Korça, M. Petrela, A. Hobdari, R. Gurashi, I. Gjinali, F. Janku, ], ], etc.
Stërmasi was born in ] on 9 May 1908 to a wealthy family of traditional Albanian patriots, where he grew up surrounded by patriotic sentiment and sport. At the age of just 17 in 1925 he became an executive committee member of the Agimi Sports Society, and two years later he would initiate the renaming of the club to Sportklub Tiranë. In 1928 he moved to ] to study at the ], before returning to Tiranë in 1930 to participate in the ],<ref> - Panorama {{in lang|sq}}</ref> where he was player-manager in the title winning team.


In 1939, he negotiated the sales of SK Tirana players ] and ] to Italian clubs ] and ] respectively, and despite the Italian clubs offering Stërmasi 60% of the transfer fees he waived these fees in order to give it all to the players themselves in order to set up their new lives in ].
Selman St%C3%ABrmasi was distinguished of great managerial abilities. He was initiator and organizer of the first ] football transfers: ] players ], ], and ] signed regular contracts with well-known Italian clubs (] being twice world champion at that time), respectively at ], ] and ]. All three of them had been formed as professional footballers under the guidance of St%C3%ABrmasi, their coach, president and manager. Although after 1944, his capability and activity were disclaimed from dictatorial regime, St%C3%ABrmasi has been and continues to be one of the most well known ] personalities not only within ], but also in the ] world.


He was married to Nazihe Stërmasi until he passed in 1976.
During the '90s St%C3%ABrmasi was honored by the ], which named the second largest stadium of ] ].

==Honours==
'''Sportklub Tiranë'''
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Selman Stërmasi
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-05-09)9 May 1908
Place of birth Tiranë, Ottoman Empire (modern Albania)
Date of death 9 October 1976(1976-10-09) (aged 68)
Place of death Tiranë, Albania
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Roma
1930–1937 Sportklub Tiranë
Managerial career
1930–1937 Sportklub Tiranë (player-manager)
1937–194x Sportklub Tiranë
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Selman Stërmasi (9 May 1908 – 9 October 1976) was an Albanian football player and coach who was an instrumental figure in the early history of KF Tirana. He is generally considered to be one of the club's greatest figures and KF Tirana along with the Albanian Football Association honoured him in 1990 by renaming the Dinamo Stadium to the Selman Stërmasi Stadium.

In 1934 he won the record of jumping (1.71 m or 5 ft 7 in).

Club career

Stërmasi was born in Tiranë on 9 May 1908 to a wealthy family of traditional Albanian patriots, where he grew up surrounded by patriotic sentiment and sport. At the age of just 17 in 1925 he became an executive committee member of the Agimi Sports Society, and two years later he would initiate the renaming of the club to Sportklub Tiranë. In 1928 he moved to Rome to study at the Fascist Male Academy of Physical Education, before returning to Tiranë in 1930 to participate in the first Albanian National Championship, where he was player-manager in the title winning team.

In 1939, he negotiated the sales of SK Tirana players Riza Lushta and Naim Kryeziu to Italian clubs Bari and Roma respectively, and despite the Italian clubs offering Stërmasi 60% of the transfer fees he waived these fees in order to give it all to the players themselves in order to set up their new lives in Italy.

He was married to Nazihe Stërmasi until he passed in 1976.

Honours

Sportklub Tiranë

References

  1. Erlet Shehi. "SK Tirana". digilander.libero.it. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. Biography of Selman Stërmasi at zeriyt.com Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 85 vjet më parë: Kampionati i 1-rë i Shqipërisë - Panorama (in Albanian)
  4. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
KF Tirana – managers
(i) = interim


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