Afrim Tovërlani

Afrim Tovërlani-
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-17) 17 January 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7/14/2015

Afrim Tovërlani (Serbian: Afrim Tovarlani; born 17 January 1967) is a Kosovar Albanian football coach and a former football player.

Tovërlani has also worked as a sports editor for the Kosovar daily newspaper Express.[4]

Early life

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Afrim 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

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Club

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Afrim 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

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On 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Prishtina rikthen ikonën Gazeta Express dated 25-10-2012
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Gazeta Express dated 09-12-2015
  3. ^ [2] TopSporti.com 26-07-2018
  4. ^ Editorial staff of Gazeta Express Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "International Matches 1993 – Europe, January–March". RSSSF. 14/02/1993, Tiranë, Dinamo, 14000, Friendly International, ALBANIA–KOSOVA
  7. ^ Index Online dated 02-25-2019
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