Nevil Dede
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferizaj | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024−2025 | Bylis | ||
| 2025− | Ferizaj | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nevil Thanas Dede (born 10 January 1975) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.
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
[edit | edit source]He 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
[edit | edit source]Dede made his debut for the Albania national team in 1995, and has been capped 30 times.[5]
Managerial career
[edit | edit source]Tirana
[edit | edit source]In 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
[edit | edit source]On 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
[edit | edit source]On 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
[edit | edit source]On 25 September 2024 Dede was appointed as the head coach of the KF Bylis.[11]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]Tirana
- 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
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External links
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tirana
- Albanian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Albania men's international footballers
- KF Tirana players
- KF Elbasani players
- Guangzhou City F.C. players
- Albanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Chinese Super League players
- Albanian football managers
- KF Laçi managers
- Luftëtari FC managers
- KF Tirana managers
- KS Kastrioti managers
- KF Erzeni Shijak managers
- KF Bylis managers
- FC Ferizaj managers
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kategoria Superiore managers
- Football Superleague of Kosovo managers