Dževad Prekazi
Dževad Prekazi (Serbian Cyrillic: Џевад Прекази, Albanian: Xhevat Prekazi, Turkish: Cevat Prekazi; born 18 August 1957) is a former Yugoslav footballer who played as a midfielder. He also holds Turkish citizenship.
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 | |||
Remont Titova Mitrovica | |||
Trepča | |||
Partizan | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1983 | Partizan | 153 | (19) |
1984 | Hajduk Split | 20 | (3) |
1985 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
1985–1991 | Galatasaray | 185 | (40) |
1991–1992 | Altay | 8 | (1) |
1992 | Bakırköyspor | 6 | (1) |
1993 | Trudbenik | ||
Total | 380 | (65) | |
National team | |||
1976–1977 | Yugoslavia U21[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
Železnik | |||
2000 | Železnik | ||
Sinđelić Beograd (youth) | |||
OFK Beograd (youth) | |||
Partizan (youth) | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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
- Only official UEFA matches included
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)