Hysen Dedja

Hysen Dedja (born 16 October 1960) is an Albanian football manager and former player, and current head coach of Vllaznia.[2][3]

Hysen Dedja
Personal information
Full name Hysen Dedja
Date of birth (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1995 Vllaznia Shkodër
National team
1979–1982 Albania U21 17 (0)
1982–1984 Albania 0 (0)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 coached Vllaznia three times winning the Albanian Cup in 1998. He also managed Bylish 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 13 years for Vllaznia.[5]

Honours

Player
  • Albanian Superliga: 2
1983, 1992 [8]
1979, 1981, 1987 [9]
Manager
1998

References

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