Hysen Dedja

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Hysen Dedja
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Full name Hysen Dedja
Date of birth (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1995 Vllaznia Shkodër
International career
1979–1982 Albania U21 17 (0)
Managerial career
1996–1998 Vllaznia
1998–1999 Bylis
1999–2000 Lushnja
2000 Luftëtari
2001 Lushnja
2001 Teuta
2002–2003 Vllaznia
2003–2004 Erzeni
2004 Laçi [1]
2004 Egnatia
2005–2006 Vllaznia
2006–2007 Erzeni
2007 Teuta
2008–2009 Bylis
2017–2018 Lushnja
2020 Vllaznia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hysen Dedja (born 16 October 1960) is an Albanian football manager and former player. [2] [3]

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Playing career

A former defender and captain of his hometown club Vllaznia Shkodër, he made his debut for them on 16 October 1978, his 18th birthday, against Flamurtari. He won two league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club. [4]

Managerial career

Dedja had three coaching stints with Vllaznia, winning the Albanian Cup in 1998. He also managed Bylis in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup. [5] In 2017, he became coach of Lushnja after 8 years without a club. [6]

Personal life

His brother-in-law is Astrit Hafizi, who also played for Vllaznia and managed the club as well as the national team. [7] His elder brother Menduh Dedja also played for 13 years for Vllaznia. [5]

Honours

Player
1983, 1992 [8]
1979, 1981, 1987 [9]
Manager
1998

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