Afrim Tovërlani (Serbian: Afrim Tovarlani; born 17 January 1967) is a Kosovar Albanian football coach and a former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1991 | Prishtina | 28 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Flamurtari | ||
| 1993-2003 | Prishtina | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Prishtina | ||
| 2009–2010 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Prishtina[1] | ||
| 2015 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Feronikeli[2] | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ferizaj[3] | ||
| 2020 | Feronikeli | ||
| 2022 | Kosovo national under-21 football team | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7/14/2015 | |||
Tovërlani has also worked as a sports editor for the Kosovar daily newspaper Express.[4]
Early life
editAfrim Toverlani born and raised in Pristina, where he attended elementary school, high school, then he attended the University of Prishtina and earned a degree in Physical Education and Sports.
Playing career
editClub
editAfrim Tovërlani became a famous football player in Kosovo while playing for Prishtina where he had an illustrious career. He made seven Yugoslav First League appearances for the club.
International
editOn 1 February 1993, Tovërlani received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[5] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Managerial career
editIn his career as a coach in Kosova Superleague, Tovërlani won 4 titles:[7]
2007/08 FC Prishtina
2008/09 FC Prishtina
2012/13 FC Prishtina
2015/16 KF Feronikeli
Also Kosovan Cup
2012/13 FC Prishtina
2014/15 KF Feronikeli
References
edit- ^ Prishtina rikthen ikonën Gazeta Express dated 25-10-2012
- ^ [1] Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Gazeta Express dated 09-12-2015
- ^ [2] TopSporti.com 26-07-2018
- ^ Editorial staff of Gazeta Express Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Futbolli 1991–2019, 20 vjet mëvetësim" [Football 1991–2011, 20 years independence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2011. pp. Respectively on pages 64 and 65, contain information about the match and organization.
- ^ "International Matches 1993 – Europe, January–March". RSSSF.
14/02/1993, Tiranë, Dinamo, 14000, Friendly International, ALBANIA–KOSOVA
- ^ Index Online dated 02-25-2019
External links
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