Agim Cana (born 29 September 1956) is a Kosovan former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

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internationally at youth level.

Personal life

Cana was born in Đakovica,

(modern-day

Gjakova Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

) on 29 September 1956, to a Kosovar Albanian family. He is the father of

Lorik Cana Lorik Agim Cana (; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional Association football, footballer. He is currently the grassroots ambassador for children's football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 201 ...

. He has

Turkish citizenship Turkish nationality law is based primarily on the principle of ''jus sanguinis''. Children who are born to a Turkish mother or a Turkish father (in or out of marriage) are Turkish citizens from birth. The intention to renounce Turkish citizen ...

. On 2017 Cana bought Vëllaznimi's whole actions and became club's chairman.

Club career

Cana played for

Prishtina Pristina or Prishtina ( , ), . is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdom. The heritage of th ...

, Vëllaznimi,

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

, Gençlerbirliği,

Samsunspor Samsunspor Kulübü, officially known as Samsunspor Football Club Joint Stock Company, or as Reeder Samsunspor due to sponsorship agreements, is a Turkey, Turkish Football club (association football), professional football club that competes in t ...

, Montreux-Sports. He was one of the golden generation players of

FC Prishtina Football Club Prishtina (, ), commonly known as Prishtina, is a professional football club based in Pristina, Kosovo. The club plays in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. It is the most successful domestic club. History The club was founded ...

. After retiring as a player, Agim moved with his family to Switzerland in 1991, to escape the war.

References

External links

Interview with Agim Cana
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cana, Agim 1956 births Living people Footballers from Gjakova Footballers from Pristina Turkish people of Albanian descent Kosovan emigrants to Turkey Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers FC Prishtina players KF Vëllaznimi Gjakovë players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Samsunspor footballers Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland