Besnik Prenga (born 5 June 1969) is an Albanian retired

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player and current coach who most recently managed Laçi in the

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Club career

Prenga played the majority of his career in Croatia. He was at

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

between 1997 and 1998 but featured in only one Champions League game.

International career

Prenga has been an Albania international for two years, making two appearances between 1992 and 1994.

Managerial career

Prenga begun his managerial career with the under-19 side of NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In the 2016–17 season, he led NK Lokomotiva U19 to their first championship after a goalless draw versus Dinamo Zagreb U19 in May 2017.

NK Lučko

On 12 June 2017, after two years without a senior club, Prenga joined

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for the 2017–18 season. His spell wasn't successful, as he was in charge for only four matches before being sacked in September.

Laçi

On 6 June 2018, Prenga signed a one-year contract with Laçi of

. His first game in charge was the first leg of 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against

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. The team lost 2–1 at

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despite scoring first. In the second leg, Prenga won his first match as Laçi manager thanks to a late winner of Myrto Uzuni for a 1–0 win, which was enough to clinch the qualification by the away-goal rule.

Personal life

His son Herdi is also a professional footballer at Inter Zaprešić. His niece Arjola is a professional volleyball player in Norway.

Career statistics

Managerial

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* 1969 births Living people People from Mirditë Sportspeople from Lezhë County Men's association football midfielders Albanian men's footballers Albania men's international footballers KS Kastrioti players FK Partizani Tirana players NK Istra players NK Zadar players HNK Suhopolje players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players NK Čakovec players Kategoria Superiore players Liga Leumit players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Albanian football managers Kategoria Superiore managers NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac managers KF Laçi managers Albanian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Croatia {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub