title: Halim Mersini
text: # Halim Mersini
  
  Halim Mersini (born 22 September 1961 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired football goalkeeper who played for the Albania national team.
  
  ## Club career
  
  Mersini played for Shkëndija Tiranë, but as an international player had to move to 17 Nëntori Tirana when Shkëndija was relegated and won three league titles with Nëntori.
  
  ## International career
  
  He made his debut for Albania in an August 1988 friendly match at home against Cuba and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  He coached a Kosovar team in Sweden after leaving Albania in the early 1990s and later lived in Bulgaria for 3 years as well as 12 years in Argentina. He returned to Albania in 2010.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * Kategoria Superiore (3): 1985, 1988, 1989
  * Kupa e Shqipërisë (2): 1984, 1986
  