Dževad Prekazi
![]() Prekazi in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dževad Prekazi | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Titova Mitrovica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1972 | Rudar | ||
1972–1974 | Trepča | ||
1974–1976 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1984 | Partizan | 153 | (19) |
1984–1985 | Hajduk Split | 20 | (3) |
1985 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
1985–1991 | Galatasaray | 185 | (40) |
1991–1992 | Altay | 8 | (1) |
1992–1993 | Bakırköyspor | 6 | (1) |
1993 | Trudbenik | ||
Total | 380 | (65) | |
National team | |||
1976–1977 | Yugoslavia U21[a] | 3 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2000 | Železnik | ||
2001–2002 | Železnik | ||
Sinđelić Beograd (youth) | |||
2006 | OFK Beograd (youth) | ||
2017– | Partizan (youth) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dževad Prekazi (Albanian: Xhevat Prekazi, Turkish: Cevad Prekazi; born 18 August 1957) is a Yugoslav-Turkish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career[]
Born in Titova Mitrovica, Prekazi made his first football steps at his local club Remont, before joining the youth system of Trepča. He later moved to Partizan, being promoted to the senior squad during the 1975–76 season. With the Crno-beli, Prekazi won the Yugoslav First League three times (1975–76, 1977–78, and 1982–83).
In the 1984 winter transfer window, Prekazi switched to fellow Yugoslav First League club Hajduk Split. He spent less than a year at Poljud, before moving to the United States and joining the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[1]
In the summer of 1985, Prekazi returned to Europe and signed with Turkish club Galatasaray. He stayed with the team for the following six and a half years, collecting 185 league appearances and scoring 40 goals, while helping them win back-to-back championship titles in 1986–87 and 1987–88.
In late 1991, Prekazi left Galatasaray, before joining Altay until the end of the 1991–92 season. He also briefly played for Bakırköyspor in the fall of 1992. After returning to Yugoslavia, Prekazi ended his playing career with Trudbenik in the Serbian League North.[2]
International career[]
Prekazi represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. He was also capped for Yugoslavia at under-21 level.[3]
Post-playing career[]
Prekazi served as manager of Železnik twice. He also worked in the youth setups at Sinđelić Beograd, OFK Beograd, and Partizan.
Personal life[]
Born to Kosovo Albanian parents, Prekazi identifies himself as Yugoslav.[4] His older brother, Ljuan, also played for Partizan.
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | |
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Apps | Goals | ||
Partizan | 1975–76 | 3 | 0 |
1976–77 | 28 | 5 | |
1977–78 | 22 | 2 | |
1978–79 | 30 | 2 | |
1979–80 | 23 | 4 | |
1980–81 | 17 | 1 | |
1981–82 | 0 | 0 | |
1982–83 | 19 | 4 | |
1983–84 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 153 | 19 | |
Hajduk Split | 1983–84 | 12 | 2 |
1984–85 | 8 | 1 | |
Total | 20 | 3 | |
Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 1984–85 | 8 | 1 |
Galatasaray | 1985–86 | 35 | 9 |
1986–87 | 34 | 5 | |
1987–88 | 33 | 14 | |
1988–89 | 28 | 3 | |
1989–90 | 27 | 6 | |
1990–91 | 24 | 3 | |
1991–92 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 185 | 40 | |
Altay | 1991–92 | 8 | 1 |
Bakırköyspor | 1992–93 | 6 | 1 |
Career total | 380 | 65 |
Honours[]
- Partizan
- Galatasaray
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Blast Defeats Force, 7-4, to Reach MISL Final". Los Angeles Times. 15 May 1985. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "BG priče - Peca Stanković: U srcu Trudbenik, a u džepu Tito" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Dzevad Prekazi". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "ISPOVEST Dževad Prekazi za Blicsport: Još sam zaljubljen u Jugoslaviju, sahranite me sa dresom Partizana" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
External links[]
- NASL stats
- Dževad Prekazi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Dževad Prekazi at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Bakırköyspor footballers
- Baltimore Blast (original MISL) players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- FK Partizan non-playing staff
- FK Partizan players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Kosovo Albanians
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Sportspeople from Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Süper Lig players
- Turkish people of Albanian descent
- Turkish people of Kosovan descent
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav expatriates in Turkey
- Yugoslav expatriates in the United States
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia under-21 international footballers
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Yugoslav emigrants to Turkey