Vilson Džoni

Vilson Džoni
Personal information
Date of birth	24 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Split, PR Croatia,; FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1978	Hajduk Split
1978–1979	Dinamo Zagreb
1979–1981	Schalke 04
1982–1986	Wattenscheid 09
International career
1974–1978	Yugoslavia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vilson Džoni (Albanian: Vilson Xhoni; born 24 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1] He was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1978.

Club career

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 ten 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 Schalke 04.

International career

Džoni made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly match against Italy and earned a total of four caps. His final international was a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against Greece.^[3]

Post-playing career

Džoni worked as a scout within Croatian First League's Hajduk Split until he retired in 2015.

References

^ "Dzoni, Vilson" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
^ "Vilson Džoni kod Mosora: Miše neće ponovit Červarovu grešku". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 21 February 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

Vilson Džoni at WorldFootball.net
Vilson Džoni at National-Football-Teams.com
Vilson Džoni at kicker (in German)
Vilson Džoni at EU-Football.info
Vilson Džoni at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] "Dzoni, Vilson" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 March 2011.

[2] "Vilson Džoni kod Mosora: Miše neće ponovit Červarovu grešku". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 21 February 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

[3] "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-09-24) 24 September 1950 (age 74)
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)
International career
1974–1978	Yugoslavia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals