Hysen Dedja (born 16 October 1960) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

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manager and former player.

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 Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...

. He won two league titles and 3 domestic cups with the club.

Managerial career

Dedja coached Vllaznia three times winning the

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

in 1998. He also managed Bylish in the 1999-2000

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.Hysen Dedja: “Futbolli është jeta ime”
- Telegraf In 2017, he became coach of Lushnja after 8 years without a club.

Personal life

His brother-in-law is

Astrit Hafizi Astrit Hafizi (born 15 September 1953) is a former Albanian footballer and coach of Vllaznia, as well as coach of Albania for a two years span (1997–1999). Playing career Club Born in Shkodër, Hafizi was brought to Shkëndija Tiranë by Z ...

, who also played for Vllaznia and managed the club as well as the national team. His elder brother Menduh Dedja also played 13 years for Vllaznia.

Honours

; Player *

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals
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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dedja, Hysen 1960 births Living people Footballers from Shkodër Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Albanian football managers KF Vllaznia Shkodër managers KF Bylis managers KF Lushnja managers KF Luftëtari managers KF Teuta Durrës managers KF Laçi managers KF Egnatia managers Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria Superiore managers