Nevil Thanas Dede (born 10 January 1975) is an Albanian professional
football
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coach and former player.
A
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
, Dede spent most of his club career with his hometown club
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
, winning a string of trophies, including 8
championships, being one of the most decorated players.
Dede has also been an
Albanian international, representing Albania in 30 matches. He was also named
Albanian Footballer of the Year
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in 2006.
After retiring early on in the 2009–10 season,
Dede was appointed assistant manager of Tirana. Since then, Dede did not settle any teams, managing in quick succession Laçi, Tirana once again, Luftëtari and Kastrioti and Albania U19 women where he was the inaugural head coach. In 2018, after one year four years without managing a club, he was named new manager of
Dinamo Tirana.
Club career
He has played for
KF Tirana
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since 1994 until 2008, except for the years 2004–2006 when he played for
Elbasani. Dede also had a short spell in
China
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in 2008 with
Changsha
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.
Dede was one of the most important individuals in the Elbasani squad that clinched Albanian Superliga title in the
2005–06 season. He played 33 matches and scored 5 goals, and was rewarded with
Albanian Footballer of the Year
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award for his performances.
Dede announced his retirement from the sport in September 2009 due to injuries.
International career
Dede made his debut for the
Albania national team in 1995, and has been capped 30 times.
Managerial career
Tirana
In October 2009, after retiring in the previous month,
Dede was appointet assistant manager of
Alban Tafaj at Tirana. His spell was short-lived however, as he left the club in February of the following year after falling out with Tafaj.
Tirana return
On 10 October 2010, Dede was renamed manager of Tirana for the remainder of the season, replacing the departed
Sulejman Starova. He was presented to the media in the next day.
Erzeni
On 10 January 2018, Dede was named the manager of Kategoria e Parë side
Erzeni; he was presented on the same day.
However, after less than two weeks, Dede announced to have left the team, citing the distant distance from
Tirana
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as the main reason.
Bylis
On 25 September 2024 Dede was appointed as the head coach of the
KF Bylis.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Tirana
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Kategoria Superiore
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:(8)
1994–95,
1995–96,
1996–97,
1998–99,
1999–2000,
2002–03,
2003–04,
2006–07
*
Albanian Cup
The Albanian Cup () is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit ( English:"The King's Cup"). The cup was suspended for the next eight years as the Second World War started. It start ...
:(5)
1993–94,
1995–96,
1998–99,
2000–01,
2001–02
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Albanian Supercup:(6)
1994
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,
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
,
2002
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,
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
,
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
,
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
Elbasani
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Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...
:
2005–06
Individual
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Albanian Footballer of the Year
Albanian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best professional Albanian footballer elected by Football Association of Albania members, coaches and captains of the Kategoria Superiore clubs. The award can also be given to a forei ...
: 2006
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dede, Nevil
1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Tirana
Albanian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Albania men's international footballers
KF Tirana players
KF Elbasani players
Guangzhou City F.C. players
Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in China
Chinese Super League players
Albanian football managers
KF Laçi managers
Luftëtari FC managers
KF Tirana managers
KS Kastrioti managers
Kategoria Superiore players
Kategoria Superiore managers