Ismet Munishi

Ismet Munishi
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-03) 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The 'heroes' from Vushtrri have not been paid for seven months". Telegrafi.com. 21 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ismet Munishi is introduced". gazetaexpress.com. 13 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ismet Munishi takes over the management of Dukagjin". Koha.net. 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Munishi resigns from Dukagjini". Koha.net. 4 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ismet Munishi resigns from the position of Dukagjini coach". Telegrafi.com. 4 November 2025.
  7. ↑ ""Welcome, Ismet Munishi" - Liria immediately introduces the new coach". Telegrafi.com. 9 February 2026.
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