Zihni Gjinali (5 May 1926 – 19 July 2005) was an Albanian footballer who played his professional career for Besa, Dinamo Tirana and Partizani Tirana football clubs.
Gjinali was also a successful forward with the Albania national football team.
He made his debut for Albania in a May 1948 Balkan Cup match against Hungary and earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 3 goals.
He later worked at Apolonia and Besa and was coach of Traktori Lushnja for several years.
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