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Vilson Džoni (; born 24 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional
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er who played as a defender. He was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1978.


Club career

Džoni was born in
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to a family from
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, and is of Kosovo Albanian descent. He was a full back whose biggest weapon was his speed. At club level, he spent ten years at
Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...
playing a total of 207 league games. He then moved to
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 ...
, where he spent just one year before moving to Schalke 04.


International career

Džoni made his debut for
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in a September 1974
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against
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and earned a total of four caps. His final international was a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against
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.


Post-playing career

Džoni worked as a scout within Croatian First League's
Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...
until he retired in 2015.


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* 1950 births Living people Footballers from Split, Croatia Croatian people of Kosovan descent Croatian people of Albanian descent Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Men's association football fullbacks Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers HNK Hajduk Split players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players FC Schalke 04 players SG Wattenscheid 09 players Yugoslav First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany HNK Hajduk Split non-playing staff {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub