Eugent Zeka

Eugent Zeka

Personal information
Full name	Eugent Zeka
Date of birth	(1974-02-21) 21 February 1974
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	KF Studenti
1995–1996	KF Porto
1996–1997	KF Shkodra
1998–1999	US Vecchia Chiavari
1999–2000	US Riviera Fazzini
2000–2001	Villaggio Calcio A.s.d.
2001–2002	Verbania Calcio
2002–2004	A.S.D. Cambiasca
2004–2005	U.S. Calvarese 1923
Managerial career
2004–2005	Acquarone Angels  (Disability Team Head Coach)
2005–2006	Acquarone Angels  (Disability Team Head Coach)
2006–2007	Sestri Levante  (Youth Teams–U11,  U9 and U8 Head Coach)
2007–2008	Sestri Levante  (Youth Teams–U13 and U11 Head Coach)
2008–2009	Sestri Levante  (Youth Teams–Academy Technical Director,  U19 Head Coach)
2009–2010	Virtus Entella  (Youth Teams–Academy Technical Coach,  U19 Assistant Coach)
2010–2011	Virtus Entella  (Youth Teams–Academy Technical Coach,  U15 Head Coach)
2011–2012	Sestri Levante  (Youth Teams–Academy Technical Director,  U19 Head Coach,  and First Team Assistant Coach)
2014–2015	Il Golfo del Tigullio  (Academy Technical Coach)
2015–2016	Genoa  (Talent Scout and Football Observer)
2016	Laçi (Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eugent Zeka (born 21 February 1974) is an Italian football coach who was the Sporting Director of KF Vllaznia in the Albanian Superliga.

Playing career

Early life

Zeka was born in Shkodër in 1974 where he attended Jordan Misja High School before moving to Tiranë where he studied teaching and football coaching at the Vojo Kushi University of Sports and Physical Education between 1992 and 1996, where he was taught by the likes of Shyqyri Rreli, Miqo Papadhopulli, Bahri Ishka, Bujar Kasmi, Parid Beliu. Met Spahija, . He returned to his hometown Shkodër after graduating from university, where he worked as a physical education teacher and football youth teams coach for two years before moving to Italy in 1998. During his time in Albania he played as a professional footballer for KF Studenti, KF Porto as well as KF Shkodra in the Albanian First Division between 1992 and 1998.

Managerial career

Youth Teams

Eugent Zeka has worked as technical director, head coach, technical assistant and talent scout at various important football clubs in Liguria in Italy. Among the most important are Virtus Entella, Genoa CFC, US Sestri Levante and Real Fieschi. Wherever Zeka has worked he has successfully developed and achieved excellent results. Among his most important successes are: the Italian championship won as a technical assistant with the U18 team of Virtus Entella. All tournaments won as manager of the Virtus Entella U15 team. The championship won after 35 years with the U18 team of the USD Sestri Levante.

KF Laçi

Zeka became the head coach of Albanian Superliga side KF Laçi on 25 March 2016 following the departure of Stavri Nica. This was his first role as a head coach of a senior professional club in Albania, and he guided his side to a goalless draw against title challengers Partizani Tirana in his first game on 2 April, winning 1–0 in his second game in charge against the Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë in the first leg of the Albanian Cup semi-finals.

KF Vllaznia

Eugent Zeka was appointed Sporting Director of KF Vllaznia in the Albanian Superliga in 2016. He brought development and success in his work also to Vllaznia. In a short time Zeka obtained important successes and positive results. Among the most important: The Albanian championship won with the U19 and U16 teams. The promotion to the first division of the Vllaznia B second team. Together with Vllaznia first team becoming the first club in the history of Albanian football with two teams co-parallel in the two professional leagues. Another great milestone was also the participation in the UEFA Youth League with the U19 team for the first time in the history of Albanian football. He was also UEFA's referent for the international matches of all the Vllaznia teams, also obtaining recognition from UEFA for his excellent work and collaboration.

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