Adnan Oçelli
Albanian footballer
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Adnan Oçelli (born 6 August 1963) is an Albanian former professional footballer who player as a left-back. He made 11 appearances for the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Albania | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Partizani Tirana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1993 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| 1993–1995 | Zadar | 54 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Union Berlin | 11 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Orijent | 14 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Suwon Bluewings (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1993 | Albania | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Podgradina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Oçelli grew up at the KF Partizani football academy and defended its red colors for nine years, until he moved abroad and joined Croatian side NK Zadar in 1993. In 1995–96 he had a short spell with Union Berlin[1] and he later played in South Korea and in Croatia again.
International career
Oçelli made his debut for Albania in the famous December 1984 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Belgium and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark.[2]
Player agent
Oçelli spent time as a coach with Croatian amateurs Podgradina and later became one of Albania's official FIFA player agents.[3]
