Vilson Džoni

Vilson Džoni

Personal information
Full name	Vilson Džoni
Date of birth	(1950-09-24) 24 September 1950
Place of birth	Split, FPR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1978	Hajduk Split	207	(8)
1978–1979	Dinamo Zagreb	30	(11)
1979–1981	FC Schalke 04	55	(7)
1982–1986	SG Wattenscheid 09	130	(19)
International career
1974–1978	Yugoslavia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vilson Džoni (Albanian: Vilson Gjoni), born 24 September 1950, is a former Croatian footballer, who played as a defender.

Džoni was born in Split to a family from Prizren, Kosovo, and is of Albanian descent. He was a full back whose biggest weapon was his speed. At club level, he spent 10 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 FC Schalke 04.

Džoni also represented SFR Yugoslavia four times.

He was named Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1978.

He worked as a scout within Croatian First League's Hajduk Split until he retired in 2015.

External links

• Vilson Džoni profile at Fussballdaten