Sokol Maliqi (Serbo-Croat: Sokol Malići; born 24 December 1981) is a football coach and former player who coaches FC Kosova. Born in SFR Yugoslavia, he represented the Switzerland U17 national team at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Kosova (Head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | SC Cham | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Wil 1900 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Kreuzlingen | 38 | (15) |
| 2004–2005 | SC YF Juventus | 16 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Wil 1900 | 30 | (18) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Luzern | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Wil 1900 | 20 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → FC Vaduz (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Biel-Bienne | 16 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | APEP Pitsilia | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Kosova | 21 | (14) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Kusnacht | 21 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Schwamendingen | ||
| 2013–2015 | FC Dübendorf | ||
| 2016 | FC Ruggell | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Gossau ZH | ||
| 2018–2020 | FC Uzwil | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | FC Schwamendingen (player-coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | FC Dübendorf (player-coach) | ||
| 2016–2017 | FC Gossau ZH (player-coach) | ||
| 2018–2020 | FC Uzwil | ||
| 2020– | FC Kosova | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editMaliqi was born in Pristina, Kosovo, at the time SFR Yugoslavia. He played as a forward.
Coaching career
editMaliqi started his coaching career in April 2012 as a player-coach at FC Schwamendingen.[1] On 15 May 2013, it was confirmed, that he would join FC Dübendorf from the upcoming season, also as a player-coach.[2] He left the position two years later[3] and then had a brief spell with FC Ruggell.
In the summer 2016, he joined FC Gossau ZH, still as a player-coach.[4] He left the position at the end of 2017, to become player-coach of FC Uzwil.[5] On 20 April 2020, it was confirmed that Maliqi had been appointed head coach of his former club, FC Kosova.[6]
References
edit- ^ KNAPPE NIEDERLAGE GEGEN SCHWAMENDINGEN, fcurdorf.ch, 3 September 2012
- ^ Sokol Maliqi wird Trainer beim FC Dübendorf, zueriost.ch, 15 May 2013
- ^ FC Dübendorf und Trainer Maliqi gehen getrennte Wege, 14 May 2015
- ^ Punkt für Gossau dank Doppelschlag, zueriost.ch, 2 October 2016
- ^ SOKOL "SOKI" MALIQI HEISST DER NEUE CHEFTRAINER DES FC UZWIL, uzwil24.ch, 11 December 2017
- ^ Maliqi wechselt zum FC Kosova, fupa.net, 22 April 2020
External links
edit- Football.ch profile (in German)
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