Ridvan Zeneli

Ridvan Zeneli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-10) 10 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Gjakova, Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	RoPS	11	(0)
1998–2002	Jaro	32	(5)
2003–2005	HJK	51	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ridvan Zeneli is an Albanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his playing career in Finland, Zeneli played for RoPS, FF Jaro and HJK Helsinki ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} in top-tier Veikkausliiga, totalling 94 appearances and scoring 10 goals. In the 2003 season when playing for HJK, they won the Finnish championship title and the Finnish Cup.

Zeneli was born in Gjakova, Kosovo, then part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He moved to Finland at a young age. His younger brother Erfan is also a former footballer. He holds Finnish citizenship. ^[5]

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2003
• Finnish Cup: 2003

References

1. Ridvan Zeneli siirtyy HJK:hon, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 January 2003
2. Ridvan Zenelin jalka pelasti Klubin, Ilta-Sanomat, 28 July 2004
3. Ridvan Zeneli liittyi HJK:n sairaslistalle, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 25 August 2005
4. HJK:n Zeneli sivussa koko kevään, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 14 January 2005
5. Erfan Zeneli: Perhe on jalkapalloakin tärkeämpää, sportti.com, 7 May 2013

External links

• Ridvan Zeneli at WorldFootball.net
• Ridvan Zeneli at Veikkausliiga
• Ridvan Zeneli at BeSoccer