Dževad Prekazi

Dževad Prekazi
Prekazi in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-08-18) 18 August 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Titova Mitrovica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1974 Remont Titova Mitrovica
1974–1976 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1983 Partizan 153 (19)
1984 Hajduk Split 20 (3)
1985 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 8 (1)
1985–1991 Galatasaray 185 (40)
1991–1992 Altay 8 (1)
1992 Bakırköyspor 6 (1)
1993 Trudbenik
Total 380 (65)
International career
1976–1977 Yugoslavia U21[a] 3 (1)
Managerial career
1997 Železnik
2000 Železnik
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dževad Prekazi (Serbian Cyrillic: Џевад Прекази, Albanian: Xhevat Prekazi, Turkish: Cevat Prekazi; born 18 August 1957) is a Yugoslav former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Titova Mitrovica, Prekazi made his first football steps at his local club Remont, being registered for their youth team in early 1974. He soon gained attention as one of the most promising young talents in Yugoslav football and signed with Partizan in December 1974.[1] With the Crno-beli, Prekazi won the Yugoslav First League three times (1975–76, 1977–78, and 1982–83).[2]

In the 1984 winter transfer window, Prekazi switched to fellow Yugoslav First League club Hajduk Split. He spent about a year at Poljud and won the 1983–84 Yugoslav Cup, before moving to the United States and joining the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[3][4]

In the summer of 1985, Prekazi returned to Europe and signed with Turkish side Galatasaray. He played for the club over the next six and a half years, collecting 185 league appearances and scoring 40 goals, while helping them win back-to-back championship titles in 1986–87 and 1987–88.[5]

In late 1991, Prekazi departed Galatasaray and joined Altay until the end of the 1991–92 season. He also briefly played for Bakırköyspor in the fall of 1992. After returning to Yugoslavia, Prekazi ended his playing career with Trudbenik in the Serbian League North.[6]

International career

Prekazi represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. He was also capped for Yugoslavia at under-21 level.[7]

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Prekazi served as manager of Železnik on two occasions. He also worked in the youth setups at Sinđelić Beograd, OFK Beograd, and Partizan.

Personal life

Born to Kosovo Albanian parents, Prekazi identifies as Yugoslav.[8] He also holds Turkish citizenship. His older brother, Ljuan, also played for Partizan.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Apps Goals
Partizan 1975–76 3 0
1976–77 28 5
1977–78 22 2
1978–79 30 2
1979–80 23 4
1980–81 17 1
1981–82 0 0
1982–83 19 4
1983–84 11 1
Total 153 19
Hajduk Split 1983–84 12 2
1984–85 8 1
Total 20 3
Baltimore Blast (indoor) 1984–85 8 1
Galatasaray 1985–86 35 9
1986–87 34 5
1987–88 33 14
1988–89 28 3
1989–90 27 6
1990–91 24 3
1991–92 4 0
Total 185 40
Altay 1991–92 8 1
Bakırköyspor 1992–93 6 1
Career total 380 65

Honours

Partizan

Hajduk Split

Galatasaray

Notes

  1. ^ Official UEFA matches only

References

  1. ^ "fudbaler Dževad Prekazi" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Dževad Prekazi" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Blast Defeats Force, 7-4, to Reach MISL Final". latimes.com. 15 May 1985. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Jeff Prekazi". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Dzevad Prekazi" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ "BG priče - Peca Stanković: U srcu Trudbenik, a u džepu Tito" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Dzevad Prekazi". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ^ "ISPOVEST Dževad Prekazi za Blicsport: Još sam zaljubljen u Jugoslaviju, sahranite me sa dresom Partizana" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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