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Nevil Dede
	Dede as Tirana coach
Personal information
Full name	Nevil Thanas Dede
Date of birth	10 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Tirana, PR Albania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bylis (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–2004	Tirana
2004-2006	Elbasani
2006–2007	Tirana
2008	Changsha
2008–2009	Elbasani
2009	Tirana
Total
International career
1995–2007	Albania
Managerial career
2009–2010	Skënderbeu (assistant manager)
2010–2011	Tirana
2011	Laçi
2012	Luftëtari
2013	Tirana
2014	Kastrioti
2015–2018	Albania women's U19
2018	Erzeni
2019−2020	Albania U19
2020−2021	Tirana
2021−2022	Erzeni
2022−2023	Dinamo Tirana
2023−2024	Elbasani
2024−	Bylis
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nevil Thanas Dede (born 10 January 1975) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Bylis.

A centre-back, Dede spent most of his club career with his hometown club Tirana, 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 in 2006.

After retiring early on in the 2009–10 season,^[1] 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.^[2]

Club career

He has played for KF Tirana since 1994 until 2008, except for the years 2004–2006 when he played for Elbasani. Dede also had a short spell in China in 2008 with Changsha.

Dede was one of the most important individuals in the Elbasani squad that clinched Albanian Superliga title in the 2005–06 season.^[3] He played 33 matches and scored 5 goals, and was rewarded with Albanian Footballer of the Year award for his performances.^[4]

Dede announced his retirement from the sport in September 2009 due to injuries.^[1]

International career

Dede made his debut for the Albania national team in 1995, and has been capped 30 times.^[5]

Managerial career

Tirana

In October 2009, after retiring in the previous month,^[1] Dede was appointet assistant manager of Alban Tafaj at Tirana.^[6] His spell was short-lived however, as he left the club in February of the following year after falling out with Tafaj.^[7]

Tirana return

On 10 October 2010, Dede was renamed manager of Tirana for the remainder of the season, replacing the departed Sulejman Starova.^[8] He was presented to the media in the next day.^[9]

Erzeni

On 10 January 2018, Dede was named the manager of Kategoria e Parë side Erzeni; he was presented on the same day.^[2] However, after less than two weeks, Dede announced to have left the team, citing the distant distance from Tirana as the main reason.^[10]

Bylis

On 25 September 2024 Dede was appointed as the head coach of the KF Bylis.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
KF Tirana	1992–93	Kategoria Superiore	21	0
	1993–94		20	0
	1994–95		25	1
	1995–96		30	5
	1996–97		14	2
	1997–98		25	1
	1998–99		11	0
	1999–00		24	5
	2000–01		25	6
	2001–02		22	2
	2002–03		10	0
	2003–04		28	2
KF Elbasani	2005–06	Kategoria Superiore	33	5
KF Elbasani	2004–05	Kategoria Superiore	35	6
KF Tirana	2006–07	Kategoria Superiore	30	5
KF Tirana	2007–08	Kategoria Superiore	0	0

International

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	1	0
1996	3	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	0
1999	0	0
2000	1	0
2001	2	0
2002	5	0
2003	5	0
2004	1	0
2005	0	0
2006	1	0
2007	11	0
Total	30	0

Honours

Tirana

Kategoria Superiore:(8) 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
Albanian Cup:(5) 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02
Albanian Supercup:(6) 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

Elbasani

Kategoria Superiore: 2005–06

Individual

Albanian Footballer of the Year: 2006^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Enea Shtrepi (12 September 2009). "Do të largohem nëse nuk shërohem" [I will leave if I don't heal] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Fiqiri Shehu (11 January 2018). "Prezantohet Nevil Dede: Ja pse zgjodha Erzenin" [Nevil Dede presented: Here's why I choose Erzeni] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Daja: Elbasani, 36 javë kampion!" [Daja: Elbasani, 36 weeks champion] (in Albanian). Përmeti Forum. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lojtari me I mire I vitit 2006" [Best Player of 2006]. shqiperia.com (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
^ Hoxha, Florent (16 July 2009). "Albania – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
^ Klevis Bejkolli. "Alban Tafaj, trajneri i ri i Tiranës" [Alban Tafaj, the new coach of Tirana]. Ora News (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Enea Shtrepi (9 February 2010). "Nevil Dede largohet nga Tirana!" [Nevil Dede flees from Tirana!] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Enea Shtrepi (9 October 2010). "Tirana/ Shkarkohet Starova, Nevil Dede zgjidhet trajner i bardhebluve" [Tirana/ Starova sacked, Nevil Dede chosen the coach of white & blues] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Enea Shtrepi (11 October 2010). "Tirana/ Prezantohet zyrtarisht Nevil Dede" [Tirana/ Nevil Dede officially presented] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ "Befasi, Nevil Dede lë drejtimin e Erzenit" [Surprise, Nevil Dede leaves Erzeni's charge] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "FK BYLIS - 🤝Egbo dhe Bylisi mbyllin bashkëpunimin, Nevil Dede trajneri i ri i Bylisit✍️". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.