Bajram Fetai (Macedonian: Бајрам Фетаи; born 7 September 1985) is a Macedonian football coach, former player, and actor. He is of Albanian ethnicity.
 Fetai in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tetovo, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | B.93 | 26 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Inverness CT (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | Silkeborg | 18 | (2) |
| 2006–2010 | Nordsjælland | 127 | (27) |
| 2011–2012 | Lyngby | 42 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Denizlispor | 36 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Roskilde | 55 | (16) |
| Total | 314 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (4) |
| 2005 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2009 | Danish League XI | 2 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Macedonia | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Nordsjælland (academy) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe spent the early part of his career in Scotland, where he was a youth player at Rangers. At Rangers he made one first team appearance against Dunfermline in March 2004.[2] The following season he had a loan spell at Inverness Caledonian Thistle[3] before leaving Rangers for Silkeborg in 2005.[4]
In 2010, he gained infamy after his "violent goal celebration" scoring for FC Nordsjælland against his old club Silkeborg, was widely distributed on the internet.[5]
Fetai retired from football after his contract with FC Roskilde was terminated on 1 September 2016.[6]
International career
editHe made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2010 friendly match against Albania and has earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 2013 friendly against Sweden.[7]
Coaching career
editIn January 2017, Fetai was appointed coach in FC Nordsjælland's academy responsible for integration across levels.[8] He held multiple positions in the Nordsjælland organisation, but left in January 2022 to focus on a café he owned in Copenhagen.[9]
Acting career
editFetai made his acting debut in 2022, after being cast in the role as Flori in Nicolas Winding Refn's television series Copenhagen Cowboy.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Copenhagen Cowboy | Flori | 2 episodes[citation needed] |
Honours
editFC Nordsjælland
References
edit- ^ Bajram Fetai national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- ^ "Rangers 4-1 Dunfermline". rangers.co.uk. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "SPL transfer window signings". BBC. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Fetai completes Silkeborg switch". BBC. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Snyder, Whitney (23 April 2010). "Bajram Fetai Goal Celebration: Huge Fight, Brutal Execution (VIDEO)". HuffPost. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Bajram Fetai får ophævet sin kontrakt". FC Roskilde (in Danish). 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Bajram Fetai, international football player". EU-Football. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Fetai vender hjem som træner". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
- ^ Porse, Kristian (18 January 2022). "Bajram Fetai forlader FC Nordsjælland". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Farlige Frank på bænken". ekstrabladet.dk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
edit- Bajram Fetai national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Bajram Fetai at IMDb
- Bajram Fetai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bajram Fetai at Macedonian Football
- Bajram Fetai at DanskFodbold.com
- Bajram Fetai at Soccerway