Ajet Shosholli (born 15 April 1945) is a Kosovan coach and former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

er. He coached several teams in Kosovo, especially Prishtina, Trepça and Vëllaznimi who are the most successful teams in the country. Since 2024, he is the general director of

Trepça Trepca ( / ''Trepča'', ) may refer to: * Trepça Mines, an industrial complex in Mitrovica, Kosovo * KB Trepça, a basketball club in Mitrovica founded in 1947 * KF Trepça, a football club in Mitrovica founded in 1932 * KH Trepça, a handball clu ...

Playing career

Trepça

Born in Mitrovica, Shosholli started his youth career in 1957 for

. In 1966, he finally became part of the senior team where he played until 1968.

Remont

Shosholli spent his last two years playing for KF Remont Mitrovica which played in the Kosovo Province League.

Coaching career

Vushtrria (1973–1975)

On 14 August 1973, Shosholli became the head coach of Vushtrria.

Trepça (1975–1983)

In 1975, Shosholli became one of the five managers of

. Together with Hysni Maxhuni, he reached the final of the

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in 1978.

Kosova (1991–1996)

On 14 February 1993, following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Kosovo played a

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against

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in which Shosholli coached Kosovo.

Shkëndija (1995–1996)

From 1995 until 1996, Shosholli was the head coach of Shkëndija.

Vëllaznimi (2013–2014)

In 2013, he once again became the head coach of Vëllaznimi.

Trepça (2014–2015)

On 29 October 2014, he was appointed as the head coach of

of the Superleague of Kosovo.

Honours

Manager

;Trepça *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: 1976–77 ;Shkëndija * Macedonian Second League: 1995–96 ;Prishtina * Kosovo Superleague: 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2003–04 *

Kosovar Supercup The Kosovar Supercup is an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football Superleague of Kosovo, Kosovo Superleague and Kosovar Cup competitions. The match is played since 1992, and is recognized by UEFA since 20 ...

: 2003–04

References

External links

Ky është trajneri i Kosovës, 61 vjet pandërprerë ose një jetë me futbollin
Biography at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shosholli, Ajet 1945 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Footballers from Mitrovica, Kosovo Yugoslav men's footballers Kosovan men's footballers KF Trepça players Yugoslav First League players Men's association football midfielders Kosovan football managers FC Vushtrria managers KF Trepça managers KF Vëllaznimi Gjakovë managers FC Prishtina managers Kosovo national football team managers KF Shkëndija managers Football Superleague of Kosovo managers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia