Dževad Prekazi

Dževad Prekazi

Prekazi in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Dževad Prekazi
Date of birth	(1957-08-18) 18 August 1957
Place of birth	Titova Mitrovica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Remont Titova Mitrovica
	Trepča
	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	3	(1)
Managerial career
	Železnik
2000	Železnik
	Sinđelić Beograd (youth)
	OFK Beograd (youth)
	Partizan (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Born in Titova Mitrovica, Prekazi made his first football steps at his local club Remont, before joining the youth system of Trepča. He later moved to Partizan, being promoted to the senior squad during the 1975–76 season. With the Crno-beli, Prekazi won the Yugoslav First League three times (1975–76, 1977–78, and 1982–83).

In the 1984 winter transfer window, Prekazi switched to fellow Yugoslav First League club Hajduk Split. He spent less than a year at Poljud, before moving to the United States and joining the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

In the summer of 1985, Prekazi returned to Europe and signed with Turkish club Galatasaray. He stayed with the team for the following 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.

In late 1991, Prekazi left Galatasaray, before joining 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.

International career

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

Post-playing career

Prekazi served as manager of Železnik twice. He also worked in the youth setups at Sinđelić Beograd, OFK Beograd, and Partizan.

Personal life

Born to Kosovo Albanian parents, Prekazi identifies himself as Yugoslav. His older brother, Ljuan, also played for Partizan.

Career statistics

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

• Yugoslav First League: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1982–83

Galatasaray

• 1.Lig: 1986–87, 1987–88

External links

• NASL stats
• Dževad Prekazi at FootballDatabase.eu
• Dževad Prekazi at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)