Dževad Prekazi
Dževad Prekazi is a former Yugoslav footballer who played as a midfielder. He also holds Turkish citizenship.Club career
Born in Titova Mitrovica, Prekazi made his first football steps at his local club Remont, before joining the youth system of Trepča. He later moved to Partizan, being promoted to the senior squad during the 1975–76 season. With the Crno-beli, Prekazi won the Yugoslav First League three times.
In the 1984 winter transfer window, Prekazi switched to fellow Yugoslav First League club Hajduk Split. He spent less than a year at Poljud, before moving to the United States and joining the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
In the summer of 1985, Prekazi returned to Europe and signed with Turkish club Galatasaray. He stayed with the team for the following six and a half years, collecting 185 league appearances and scoring 40 goals, while helping them win back-to-back championship titles in 1986–87 and 1987–88.
In late 1991, Prekazi left Galatasaray, before joining Altay until the end of the 1991–92 season. He also briefly played for Bakırköyspor in the fall of 1992. After returning to Yugoslavia, Prekazi ended his playing career with Trudbenik in the Serbian League North.International career
Prekazi represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. He was also capped for Yugoslavia at under-21 level.Post-playing career
Prekazi served as manager of Železnik twice. He also worked in the youth setups at Sinđelić Beograd, OFK Beograd, and Partizan.Personal life
Born to Kosovo Albanian parents, Prekazi identifies himself as Yugoslav. His older brother, Ljuan, also played for Partizan.Career statistics
Honours
;Partizan
;Galatasaray
