Bekim Isufi

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Bekim Isufi
Personal information
Full name Bekim Isufi
Date of birth (1976-01-02) 2 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kosovo U20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Prishtina
2003–2005 Drita
2006–2007 Flamurtari
International career
2002 Kosovo 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Drita
2012–2013 Hajvalia
2013–2014 Drita
2015–2016 Drita
2017 Vllaznia Pozheran
2017–2018 Drita
2019–2020 Ferizaj
2021– Kosovo U21 (assistant)
2021 Ballkani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bekim Isufi (born 2 January 1976) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Kosovo national under-20 team.

Contents

Club career

Drita

Isufi became a famous football player in Kosovo, while playing for Drita in the 2002–03 season and where he had won captain armband for the first time in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. [1]

International career

On 7 September 2002. Isufi made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Albania after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Xhevdet Llumnica. [2]

Coaching career

Fourth term at Drita

On 5 November 2017, Isufi became the manager of Drita for a second time, [3] and did the miracle finishing the 2017–18 season as the champion of 29 unbeaten matches [4] [5] and assure participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League preliminary round. [6] [7] On 26 June 2018, Drita beat Andorran side FC Santa Coloma at Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar and became the first Kosovar side to win a UEFA Champions League match. [8]

On 13 September 2018, he resigned from the position of the coach after Drita loss against Llapi and under the direction of Isufi, Drita was the champion of the 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, won the 2018 Kosovar Supercup and as well made the team as most successful Kosovan team in European competitions since Kosovo was accepted in UEFA.

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References

  1. ↑ "Historike: Si u bë kampion Drita në vitin 2002–2003" [Historical: How did Drita became champions in 2002-2003]. RajoniPress (in Albanian). 19 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kosova 0:1 Albania". RSSSF. 7 September 2002.
  3. ↑ "Bekim Isufi merr drejtimin e Dritës" [Bekim Isufi takes the lead of Drita]. TopSporti.com (in Albanian). 5 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Drita feston titullin e kampionit, të dytin në histori" [Drita celebrates the title of the champion, the second in history] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Historike: Drita e Bekim Isufit, kampione pa asnjë humbje" [Historical: Drita of Bekim Isufi, champion without any loss]. Arbresh.info (in Albanian). 20 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Zyrtare: Ky është kundërshtari i Dritës në rundin preliminar për Champions" [Official: This is the opponent of Drita in preliminary round for Champions] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018. Kampioni i Kosovës, Drita e ka mësuar kundërshtarin për rundin preliminar në Ligën e Kampionëve. Drita do të përballet me kampionin e Andorrës, FC Santa Coloma (AND), raporton Gazeta Express
  7. ↑ "Hidhet shorti për Ligën e Kampionëve, Drita njeh kundërshtarin" [The draw for the Champions League. Drita knows the opponent] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 June 2018. Skuadra kampione e Kosovës, Drita ka mësuar kundërshtarin e saj në Ligën e Kampionëve, turni paraeleminator. Në total ishin 4 skuadra që merrnin pjese. Shorti i ka vendosur përballë skuadrën nga Andorra, Santa Coloma
  8. ↑ "Drita historike, fiton ndeshjen e parë në Ligën e Kampionëve" [Historic Drita, wins the first match in Champions League] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018. Kjo është fitorja e parë e një ekipi kosovar në Ligën e Kampionëve
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