| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hysen Dedja | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, PR Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
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]
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]