Agim Cana

Agim Cana (born 29 September 1956) is a Kosovan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Yugoslavia internationally at youth level.

Agim Cana
Personal information
Full name Agim Cana
Date of birth (1956-09-29) 29 September 1956
Place of birth Đakovica, PR Serbia,
FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1986 Prishtina 174 (24)
1980–1981Vëllaznimi (loan) 23 (5)
1986–1987 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
1987–1988 Gençlerbirliği 31 (6)
1988–1989 Samsunspor 12 (5)
1989–1990 Montreux-Sports
Teams managed
1997–2000 Dardania Lausanne
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Cana was born in Đakovica, Yugoslavia (modern-day Gjakova, Kosovo) on 29 September 1956, to a Kosovar Albanian family.[1] He is the father of Lorik Cana. He has Turkish citizenship.[2] On 2017 Cana bought Vëllaznimi's whole actions and became club's chairman.

Club career

Cana played for Prishtina, Vëllaznimi, Dinamo Zagreb, Gençlerbirliği, Samsunspor, Montreux-Sports. He was one of the golden generation players of FC Prishtina. After retiring as a player, Agim moved with his family to Switzerland in 1991, to escape the war.

References

  1. "Lorik Cana, idhulli i një gjenerate". ASport.al. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. "Lorik Cana'nın Türk babası (Lorik Cana's father is Turk)". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 17 July 2015.


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