Born in Pecaj, Dukagjin highlands, Tahiri came to Lazarevac, Serbia, in 1938 to play for Bashan.
Named after his place of birth, he played in Serbia as Doda Pecović.
[2] At the end of the Second World War he played with Vllaznia Shkodër in Albania[3] winning two league titles.
He made a total of 3 appearances for the Albania national team in 1946 in Tirana within the 1946 Balkan Cup, the first against Yugoslavia (2–3 defeat) and the second against Bulgaria (3–1 win).
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