Vilson Džoni (Albanian: Vilson Xhoni; born 24 September 1950) is a Croatian retired footballer, who played as a defender.[1] He was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1978.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vilson Džoni | ||
Date of birth | (1950-09-24) 24 September 1950 (age 72) | ||
Place of birth |
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1978 | Hajduk Split | 207 | (8) |
1978–1979 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | (11) |
1979–1981 | Schalke 04 | 55 | (7) |
1982–1986 | Wattenscheid 09 | 130 | (19) |
National team | |||
1974–1978 | Yugoslavia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Džoni was born in Split to a family from Prizren, and is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[2] He was a full back whose biggest weapon was his speed. At club level, he spent 10 years at Hajduk Split playing a total of 207 league games. He then moved to Dinamo Zagreb, where he spent just one year before moving to FC Schalke 04.
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly match against Italy and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against Greece.[3]
He worked as a scout within Croatian First League's Hajduk Split until he retired in 2015.
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