Artim Položani or Pollozhani (; ; born 25 June 1982) is a

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professional

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coach and a former player of

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descent. He is currently the head coach of

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Club career

Položani joined

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in the German 2. Bundesliga on a three-year contract in June 2007. After recording only two appearances in the first part of 2007–08 season, he was sent on loan at

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. He played 15 matches and scored 3 goals as Dinamo won the championship. After his loan ended, Položani returned in Macedonia where he signed with Vardar for the 2008–09 season. On 16 June 2010, Položani signed with Russian side FC Krylya Sovetov. On 7 September 2017,

manager

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confirmed that Položani is going to play for the club in the 2017–18 season. The transfer was made official five days later, where he was presented and was given squad number 4. He made his

appearance on 9 September in the opening matchday against

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which finished in a 0–2 away defeat. Položani concluded his first season by playing 31 league games as the team finished in 6th place despite challenging for the title in mid-season. On 5 July 2018, he signed a new contract for the upcoming

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. Položani was named

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in the beginning of February 2019 following the departure of Tomislav Bušić. His first match as the official captain was the 2–1 home defeat to Kukësi; he scored his first Flamurtari goal with a header in the first half which temporarily leveled the figures. In the second half, he scored an overhead kick, which was disallowed in controversial fashion for dangerous play, which lead Albanian media to draw comparisons to the goal

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scored against

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in the

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. During the same match, he was also injured during a duel which resulted in him losing two teeth.

International career

He made his senior debut for

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in a February 2007

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against

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and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2015 friendly against

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Managerial career

Pollozhani was assistant manager under Ilir Daja at

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and

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. He was appointed head coach of the latter on 9 September 2024 after Daja resigned of his post. After a defeat on penalties in the 2024-25 Kosovar Cup against KF Rilindja 1974, he resigned of his post on 4 December 2024. On 27 March 2025, he was appointed manager of one of his former clubs as a player,

, with four games remaining of the 2024-25 Kategoria e Parë. He achieved the promotion to

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on 20 April 2025 after winning away against

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in the last matchday of the season.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Club

;Dinamo Tirana *

: 2007–08 ;Shkëndija *

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: 2015–16

Individual

* Macedonian Domestic Footballer of the Year: 2006

References

External links

*
Artim Položani
at MacedonianFootball.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Polozani, Artim 1982 births Living people Macedonian people of Albanian descent People from Struga Municipality Men's association football midfielders Macedonian men's footballers 21st-century Macedonian sportsmen North Macedonia men's international footballers FK Apolonia Fier players FC Dinamo City players KF Bashkimi (1947–2008) players KF Shkëndija players FK Makedonija G.P. players TuS Koblenz players FK Vardar players NK Croatia Sesvete players FC Torpedo Moscow players Flamurtari FC players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Kategoria Superiore players Macedonian First Football League players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian Football League players Russian First League players Macedonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Ballkani managers