Afrim Tovërlani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1991 | Prishtina | 28 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Flamurtari | ||
| 1993–2003 | Prishtina | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Prishtina | ||
| 2009–2010 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Prishtina[1] | ||
| 2015 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Feronikeli[2] | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ferizaj[3] | ||
| 2020 | Feronikeli | ||
| 2022–2025 | Kosovo U21 | ||
| 2023 | Kosovo (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Prishtina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Afrim Tovërlani (Serbian: Afrim Tovarlani; born 17 January 1967) is a Kosovar Albanian football coach and a former football player. He is the current manager of FC Prishtina.
Tovërlani has also worked as a sports editor for the Kosovar daily newspaper Express.[4]
Early life
Afrim Toverlani born and raised in Pristina, where he attended elementary school, high school, then he attended the University of Prishtina and earned a degree in Physical Education and Sports.
Playing career
Club
Afrim Tovërlani became a famous football player in Kosovo while playing for Prishtina where he had an illustrious career. He made seven Yugoslav First League appearances for the club.
International
On 1 February 1993, Tovërlani received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[5] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Managerial career
In his career as a coach in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, Tovërlani won 4 league titles and two national cups.[7] From 2022 to 2025, he managed the Kosovo national under-21 football team. He resigned from that position to return to club football after more than five years after his last job at KF Feronikeli, being appointed FC Prishtina manager for the third time in his career on 25 November 2025.[8]
Honours
Manager
FC Prishtina
- Kosovar League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13
- Kosovar Cup: 2012-14
KF Feronikeli
References
- ^ Prishtina rikthen ikonën Gazeta Express dated 25-10-2012
- ^ [1] Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Gazeta Express dated 09-12-2015
- ^ [2] TopSporti.com 26-07-2018
- ^ Editorial staff of Gazeta Express Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Futbolli 1991–2019, 20 vjet mëvetësim" [Football 1991–2011, 20 years independence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2011. pp. Respectively on pages 64 and 65, contain information about the match and organization.
- ^ "International Matches 1993 – Europe, January–March". RSSSF.
14/02/1993, Tiranë, Dinamo, 14000, Friendly International, ALBANIA–KOSOVA
- ^ Index Online dated 02-25-2019
- ^ "Afrim Tovërlani is officially appointed as the new coach of Pristina". telegrafi.com. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
External links
- EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama Od 1974 Archived 15 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine