Vilson Džoni | |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1950 |
Birth Place: | Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Full-back |
Years1: | 1968–1978 |
Clubs1: | Hajduk Split |
Caps1: | 207 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb |
Caps2: | 30 |
Goals2: | 11 |
Years3: | 1979–1981 |
Clubs3: | Schalke 04 |
Caps3: | 55 |
Goals3: | 7 |
Years4: | 1982–1986 |
Clubs4: | Wattenscheid 09 |
Caps4: | 130 |
Goals4: | 19 |
Nationalyears1: | 1974–1978 |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Vilson Džoni (Albanian: Vilson Xhoni; born 24 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1978.
Džoni was born in Split to a family from Prizren, and is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[2] He was a full back whose biggest weapon was his speed. At club level, he spent ten years at Hajduk Split playing a total of 207 league games. He then moved to Dinamo Zagreb, where he spent just one year before moving to Schalke 04.
Džoni made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1974 friendly match against Italy and earned a total of four caps. His final international was a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against Greece.[3]
Džoni worked as a scout within Croatian First League's Hajduk Split until he retired in 2015.