Nevil Dede

Club

Erzeni

Position

Manager

Nationality

Albania

Date of birth

1975-01-10

Birthplace

Tirana, Albania

Height

184 cm

Nevil Thanas Dede (born 10 January 1975) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.

A centre-back, Dede spent most of his club career with his hometown club Tirana, winning a string of trophies, including 8 championships, being one of the most decorated players.

Dede has also been an Albanian international, representing Albania in 30 matches. He was also named Albanian Footballer of the Year in 2006.

After retiring early on in the 2009–10 season, Dede was appointed assistant manager of Tirana. Since then, Dede did not settle any teams, managing in quick succession Laçi, Tirana once again, Luftëtari and Kastrioti and Albania U19 women where he was the inaugural head coach. In 2018, after one year four years without managing a club, he was named new manager of Erzeni.

He has played for KF Tirana since 1994 until 2008, except for the years 2004–2006 when he played for Elbasani. Dede also had a short spell in China in 2008 with Changsha.

Dede was one of the most important individuals in the Elbasani squad that clinched Albanian Superliga title in the 2005–06 season. He played 33 matches and scored 5 goals, and was rewarded with Albanian Footballer of the Year award for his performances.

Dede announced his retirement from the sport in September 2009 due to injuries.

Dede made his debut for the Albanian national team in 1995, and has been capped 30 times.