Sigal Prishtina | |
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Position | Vice-president |
League | Kosovo Superleague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1951-02-19) 19 February 1951 (age 73) Maxhunaj, Vushtrri, Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Kosovan |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1973: undrafted |
Playing career | 1970–1990 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1970–1972 | Trepça |
1972–1975 | Elektrokosova |
1975 | Metalac |
1975–1977 | Elektrokosova |
1977–1978 | Zadar |
1978–1982 | Prishtina |
1982–1986 | Trepça |
As coach: | |
1992–1993 | Trepça |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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Ferit Zekolli (born 19 February 1951) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player who played as a center. He is considered to be one of the best Albanian basketball players during his time. Since 2021, he is the vice-president of Prishtina.
Early life
Zekolli was born in Maxhunaj, a village located in the municipality of Vushtrri, to ethnic Albanian parents. He finished his school in Mitrovicë where he started playing basketball for the first time.
Career
Trepça
Zekolli started his professional career in 1970 with Trepça where he played until 1972.
Zadar
In 1977–78, Zekolli played for Zadar. He had to leave after just one season due to an injury.
Coaching career
He was the head coach of Trepça in the 1992–93 season when Trepça won the first Superleague title.
Politics
In 2017, Zekolli became a member of the political party Vetëvendosje.
References
- "Zekolli me mesazh për basketbollistët e Kosovës dhe lojtarët e rinj". Bota Sot (in Albanian). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- "Ferit Zekolli". Kultplus (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- "Zekolli dhe Jakupi emërohen nënkryetarë të KB Sigal Prishtina". Epoka e Re. 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Njeriu më i gjatë në Kosovë". new.kosovarja-ks.com (in Albanian). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- Valentino Matešić (4 November 2021). "RAZGOVOR Ferit Zekolli". Antena Zadar (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- "KB Trepça, kampion i Kosovës në gjeneratën e sakrificës në krye me kapitenin Naim Hajrizi". Bota Sot.
- Nol Elshani (2017). "Legjenda e basketbollit kosovar i bashkohet Vetëvendosjes". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Kosovo Albanians
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- Kosovan men's basketball players
- Albanian expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Albanian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Basketball players from Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Sportspeople from Vushtrri
- Kosovan basketball coaches
- Power forwards
- KB Trepça players
- KB Prishtina players
- KK Metalac Valjevo players
- KK Zadar players
- KB Trepça coaches