Nevil Thanas Dede (born 10 January 1975) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Bylis.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nevil Thanas Dede | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, PR Albania | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bylis (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2004 | Tirana | 255 | (24) |
2004-2006 | Elbasani | 68 | (11) |
2006–2007 | Tirana | 44 | (6) |
2008 | Changsha | 25 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Elbasani | 8 | (0) |
2009 | Tirana | 0 | (0) |
Total | 400 | (41) | |
International career | |||
1995–2007 | Albania | 30 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Skënderbeu (assistant manager) | ||
2010–2011 | Tirana | ||
2011 | Laçi | ||
2012 | Luftëtari | ||
2013 | Tirana | ||
2014 | Kastrioti | ||
2015–2018 | Albania women's U19 | ||
2018 | Erzeni | ||
2019−2020 | Albania U19 | ||
2020−2021 | Tirana | ||
2021−2022 | Erzeni | ||
2022−2023 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
2023−2024 | Elbasani | ||
2024− | Bylis | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A centre-back, Dede spent most of his club career with his hometown club Tirana, winning a string of trophies, including 8 championships, being one of the most decorated players.
Dede has also been an Albanian international, representing Albania in 30 matches. He was also named Albanian Footballer of the Year in 2006.
After retiring early on in the 2009–10 season,[1] Dede was appointed assistant manager of Tirana. Since then, Dede did not settle any teams, managing in quick succession Laçi, Tirana once again, Luftëtari and Kastrioti and Albania U19 women where he was the inaugural head coach. In 2018, after one year four years without managing a club, he was named new manager of Dinamo Tirana.[2]
Club career
editHe has played for KF Tirana since 1994 until 2008, except for the years 2004–2006 when he played for Elbasani. Dede also had a short spell in China in 2008 with Changsha.
Dede was one of the most important individuals in the Elbasani squad that clinched Albanian Superliga title in the 2005–06 season.[3] He played 33 matches and scored 5 goals, and was rewarded with Albanian Footballer of the Year award for his performances.[4]
Dede announced his retirement from the sport in September 2009 due to injuries.[1]
International career
editDede made his debut for the Albania national team in 1995, and has been capped 30 times.[5]
Managerial career
editTirana
editIn October 2009, after retiring in the previous month,[1] Dede was appointet assistant manager of Alban Tafaj at Tirana.[6] His spell was short-lived however, as he left the club in February of the following year after falling out with Tafaj.[7]
Tirana return
editOn 10 October 2010, Dede was renamed manager of Tirana for the remainder of the season, replacing the departed Sulejman Starova.[8] He was presented to the media in the next day.[9]
Erzeni
editOn 10 January 2018, Dede was named the manager of Kategoria e Parë side Erzeni; he was presented on the same day.[2] However, after less than two weeks, Dede announced to have left the team, citing the distant distance from Tirana as the main reason.[10]
Bylis
editOn September 25, 2024, Dede was appointed as the head coach of the KF Bylis.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | ||
KF Tirana | 1992–93 | Kategoria Superiore | 21 | 0 |
1993–94 | 20 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | 25 | 1 | ||
1995–96 | 30 | 5 | ||
1996–97 | 14 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | 25 | 1 | ||
1998–99 | 11 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | 24 | 5 | ||
2000–01 | 25 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | 22 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | 10 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 28 | 2 | ||
KF Elbasani | 2005–06 | Kategoria Superiore | 33 | 5 |
2004–05 | 35 | 6 | ||
KF Tirana | 2006–07 | Kategoria Superiore | 30 | 5 |
2007–08 | 0 | 0 |
International
editAlbania national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 1 | 0 |
1996 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 5 | 0 |
2003 | 5 | 0 |
2004 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 30 | 0 |
Honours
editTirana
- Kategoria Superiore:(8) 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Albanian Cup:(5) 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
- Albanian Supercup:(6) 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009
Elbasani
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b c Enea Shtrepi (12 September 2009). "Do të largohem nëse nuk shërohem" [I will leave if I don't heal] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b Fiqiri Shehu (11 January 2018). "Prezantohet Nevil Dede: Ja pse zgjodha Erzenin" [Nevil Dede presented: Here's why I choose Erzeni] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Daja: Elbasani, 36 javë kampion!" [Daja: Elbasani, 36 weeks champion] (in Albanian). Përmeti Forum. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Lojtari me I mire I vitit 2006" [Best Player of 2006]. shqiperia.com (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
- ^ Hoxha, Florent (16 July 2009). "Albania – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ Klevis Bejkolli. "Alban Tafaj, trajneri i ri i Tiranës" [Alban Tafaj, the new coach of Tirana]. Ora News (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Enea Shtrepi (9 February 2010). "Nevil Dede largohet nga Tirana!" [Nevil Dede flees from Tirana!] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Enea Shtrepi (9 October 2010). "Tirana/ Shkarkohet Starova, Nevil Dede zgjidhet trajner i bardhebluve" [Tirana/ Starova sacked, Nevil Dede chosen the coach of white & blues] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Enea Shtrepi (11 October 2010). "Tirana/ Prezantohet zyrtarisht Nevil Dede" [Tirana/ Nevil Dede officially presented] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Befasi, Nevil Dede lë drejtimin e Erzenit" [Surprise, Nevil Dede leaves Erzeni's charge] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "FK BYLIS - 🤝Egbo dhe Bylisi mbyllin bashkëpunimin, Nevil Dede trajneri i ri i Bylisit✍️". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
External links
edit- Nevil Dede at National-Football-Teams.com