Ilir Daja

Ilir Daja
Daja in 2017
Personal information
Full name Ilir Daja
Date of birth (1966-10-20) 20 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Tirana, PR Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dinamo City (manager)
Youth career
1974–1980 17 Nëntori
1980–1987 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Besa
1988–1991 Dinamo Tirana
Managerial career
2004–2005 Pogradeci
2005–2006 Elbasani
2007–2008 Dinamo Tirana
2008–2009 Besa Kavajë
2011 Dinamo Tirana
2012–2013 Besa
2015–2016 Tirana
2017–2018 Skënderbeu
2018–2019 Flamurtari
2019–2020 Skënderbeu
2020–2021 Partizani
2022–2024 Ballkani
2024– Dinamo City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilir Daja (born 20 October 1966 in Tirana) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager of Dinamo City. He has won the Albanian League as a coach with three clubs: Elbasani, Dinamo Tirana and Skënderbeu. He also won the Kosovo Superleague three times with FC Ballkani and lead them to qualification for the group stage of UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022–23 and 2023–24.