Ismet Munishi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liria Prizren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Flamurtari | ||
| 1996–1998 | Maribor | 26 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Şekerspor | 37 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Mura 05 | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 24 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | → Maccabi Herzilya (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Korotan (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Kocaelispor | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | Šmartno | 2 | (0) |
| 2004 | Laçi | ||
| 2004–2005 | Vorskla Poltava | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Besa Kavajë | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Tobol Kostanay | ||
| 2006–2007 | Trepça | ||
| 2007–2008 | Vëllaznimi | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Vushtrria | ||
| 2016–2017 | Drita | ||
| 2017 | Vëllaznimi | ||
| 2017–2018 | Feronikeli | ||
| 2018 | Besa Pejë | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vëllaznimi | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ballkani | ||
| 2021–2022 | Gjilani | ||
| 2022–2023 | Prishtina | ||
| 2023 | Ferizaj | ||
| 2024–2025 | Dukagjini | ||
| 2026– | Liria Prizren | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ismet Munishi (born 3 October 1974) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager of Liria Prizren.
Playing career
He played football in seven countries: for Flamurtari, Trepça and Vëllaznimi in Kosovo; for Maribor, Mura 05, NK Olimpija Ljubljana, NK Korotan and Šmartno in Slovenia; for Şekerspor and Kocaelispor in Turkey; for Maccabi Herzliya in Israel; for Laçi and Besa Kavajë in Albania; for Vorskla Poltava in Ukraine, and for Tobol Kostanay in Kazakhstan.
In the 96-97 season, he won with Maribor the first Slovenian PrvaLiga title in the club's history.[1]
Managerial career
He won the 2013–14 Football Superleague of Kosovo as manager of KF Vushtrria[2] and was runner-up in the 2019-20 Kosovar Cup with FC Ballkani.[3]
On 4 June 2024, he signed for KF Dukagjini.[4] He resigned for personal reasons on 4 November 2025 after recording 17 wins, ten draws and 15 losses in his 43 matches in charge.[5] Dukagjini was fourth in the 2025-26 Football Superleague of Kosovo in the moment of his departure.[6]
On 9 February 2026, Munishi was named manager of second-tier club Liria Prizren.[7] When he was appointed, Liria was in the sixth position in the First Football League of Kosovo table, three points below the play-off spot and four points below the direct promotion places.
References
- ^ "Ismet Munishi speaks before the Kosovo - Slovenia match and remembers the time when he played with the Slovenian coach: Strong national team". Telegrafi.com. 9 October 2025.
- ^ "The 'heroes' from Vushtrri have not been paid for seven months". Telegrafi.com. 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Ismet Munishi is introduced". gazetaexpress.com. 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Ismet Munishi takes over the management of Dukagjin". Koha.net. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Munishi resigns from Dukagjini". Koha.net. 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Ismet Munishi resigns from the position of Dukagjini coach". Telegrafi.com. 4 November 2025.
- ^ ""Welcome, Ismet Munishi" - Liria immediately introduces the new coach". Telegrafi.com. 9 February 2026.
External links
- Ismet Munishi at Soccerway
- Ismet Munishi at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ismet Munishi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga.
- Ismet Munishi at UAF (in Ukrainian)