Tony Preci

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Tony Preci
Personal information
Full name Dritan Preci
Date of birth (1975-06-11) June 11, 1975 (age 47)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995 London Croatia
1996 London City SC
1997–1998 London Croatia
1999 Toronto Lynx 4 (0)
2000 Toronto Croatia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dritan Preci (born 11 June 1975), commonly known as Tony Preci is a Kosovan former footballer who played in the Western Ontario Soccer League, Canadian National Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Club career

Preci immigrated to Canada in 1995 and signed with London Croatia in the Western Ontario Soccer League. [1] He also played with London City in the Canadian National Soccer League. In 1999, he signed with Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League, and made his debut on May 2, 1999 against Minnesota Thunder. [2] In total he played in 4 matches for Toronto. [3] The following season he signed with Toronto Croatia of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [4] He made his debut on June 7, 2000 against North York Astros. [5] In his debut season with Croatia he featured in the CPSL Championship against Toronto Olympians, where they won the title by a score of 2-1. [6]

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