Ilir Zeneli (born 15 January 1984) is a Finnish-Kosovan

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, currently working as a manager of Finnish club

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Club career

Zeneli was the manager of

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club

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during 2020–2022. He was dismissed on 23 June 2022.

Personal life

Zeneli was born in Kosovo, and moved to Finland with his family in 1992. The family eventually settled in

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.Ilir Zeneli on noussut pitkän tien huipulle valmentajana – "Tämä on mitä suurimmassa määrin tiimityötä"
veikkausliiga.com, 13 December 2020

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zeneli, Ilir 1984 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Sportspeople from Mitrovica, Kosovo Finnish football managers Veikkausliiga managers FC Lahti managers Finnish people of Kosovan descent Esbo Bollklubb players