Arsim Abazi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arsim Abazi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Ferizaj, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferizaj (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Vardar | 28 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Malatyaspor | 34 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Ferizaj | ||
| Total | 84 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2014 | Ferizaj | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ferizaj | ||
| 2021–2023 | Kosovo U17 | ||
| 2023–2025 | Ferizaj | ||
| 2026 | Dinamo Ferizaj | ||
| 2026– | Ferizaj | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arsim Abazi (born 28 November 1972) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Ferizaj.
Club career
[edit]In 1997, Abazi was transferred to Macedonian First Football League club Sloga Jugomagnat and appeared 22 times and scored one goal. Besides being part of Sloga Jugomagnat, he was also part of Macedonian First Football League rivals Vardar (2000–2001) and Malatyaspor (2001–2003).[2] During the last five years of his career, he returned to his homeland and joined the Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ferizaj.[3]
International career
[edit]On 7 September 2002, Abazi made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Albania after being named in the starting line-up.[4][5] He was subsequently called up for KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup, held in Northern Cyprus,[6] and played in both tournament matches against host Northern Cyprus as starter and Sápmi as substitute.[6]
Managerial career
[edit]Born in Ferizaj, Abazi has spent most of his career as a coach in his hometown club FC Ferizaj. After managing Kosovo national under-17 football team, he guided Ferizaj to promotion to the Football Superleague of Kosovo in 2024.[7] He resigned as manager of FC Ferizaj on 28 September 2025 after losing five of the first seven games of the 2025-26 Football Superleague of Kosovo.[8] He signed for city rivals Dinamo Ferizaj in January 2026 but left the club four months later when the team was top of the table of the second division.[9] He returned to FC Ferizaj on 20 April 2026.[10] In his first game in charge, Ferizaj drew against KF Llapi in the return leg of the semifinal of the 2025-26 Kosovar Cup and qualified for the final, as the team had won in the first leg before his arrival.[11] After three draws and two defeats in his first five league games in charge, Ferizaj were relegated on 17 May 2026.[12] Four days later, they lost the Cup final against KF Dukagjini and Abazi blamed the referees for both the defeat and relegation.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Arsim Abazi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Arsim Abazi at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ Arsim Abazi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Kosovo vs. Albania (0:1)". National-Football-Teams.com. 7 September 2002.
- ^ "Kosova 0:1 Albania". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 7 September 2002.
- ^ a b "TR Northern Cyprus - 50 Years Anniversary Cup 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 November 2005.
Kosova squad
- ^ "Arsim Abazi flet për të gjitha: Nga inkuadrimi i Ferizajt në Superligë, fitorja në ndeshjen hapëse të kampionatit e deri tek objektivat e klubit" [Arsim Abazi talks about everything: From Ferizaj's inclusion in the Super League, the victory in the opening match of the championship to the club's objectives] (in Albanian). 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Arsim Abazi jep dorëheqje nga posti i trajnerit të Ferzajt" [Arsim Abazi resigns as manager of Ferizaj] (in Albanian). 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Arsim Abazi, nuk është më trajner i Dinamos" [Official: Arsim Abazi is no more the manager of Dinamo] (in Albanian). 14 April 2026.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Ferizaj rikthen Arsim Abazin në krye të skuadrës" [Official: Ferizaj gives back the leadership of the team to Arsim Abazi] (in Albanian). 20 April 2026.
- ^ "Ferizaj në finale të Kupës së Kosovës, eliminon Llapin pas fitores në ndeshjen e parë" [Ferizaj in the final of the Kosovo Cup, eliminates Llapi after winning the first match] (in Albanian). 22 April 2026.
- ^ "Ferizaj is relegated from the Super League". 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Cup for Dukagjin, Ferizaj withdraws the team and does not receive the medals". Koha.net. 21 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Arsim Abazi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arsim Abazi at WorldFootball.net
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Ferizaj
- Footballers from the District of Ferizaj
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo pre-2014 men's international footballers
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Men's association football defenders
- Macedonian First Football League players
- FK Sloga Jugomagnat players
- FK Vardar players
- Süper Lig players
- Malatyaspor footballers
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- FC Ferizaj players
- Kosovan football managers
- KF Trepça '89 managers
- FC Ferizaj managers