Liridon Ilaz Leci (born 11 February 1985) is a Kosovan professional

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manager and former

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who is the manager of Kosovo First League club Rahoveci.

Club career

Match fixing scandal

On 7 October 2014, Swedish

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television program

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published an interview with Leci, filmed with a

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. In the interview, he admits his involvement in

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. On the recording, he blatantly speaks about his contacts in the second tier league

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and particularly Sweden's highest football league,

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Return to Prishtina

On 14 June 2016, Leci joined

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side

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. His performances throughout the year earned him a spot at 2017 Football Superleague of Kosovo's Team of the Year and he along with

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were the only Prishtina players to be selected. On 30 April 2017, Leci was arrested from

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during the match against Besa Pejë in

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after he entered the field even though he was punished with a red card, this happened after the injury of goalkeeper Alban Muqiqi and for this action, except that he was sentenced by the police was also sentenced by the

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with two non-match games.

Drita

On 19 July 2017, Leci joined

side Drita, along with his teammate Endrit Krasniqi.

International career

On 17 February 2010, Leci made his debut with

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in a

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against

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after coming on as a substitute.

Personal life

Leci was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents. On 19 September 2013, he obtained

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References

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* * 1985 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Kosovan men's footballers 21st-century Kosovan sportsmen Footballers from Pristina Men's association football fullbacks Kosovo pre-2014 men's international footballers Football Superleague of Kosovo players Allsvenskan players Superettan players KF Kosova VR Prishtinë players FC Prishtina players FC Hajvalia players FC Drita players KF Llapi players Kategoria Superiore players KF Elbasani players Flamurtari FC players KF Besa Kavajë players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players KS Kastrioti players Match fixers Kalmar FF players Landskrona BoIS players Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden KF Flamurtari managers {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub