Agim Sopi
{{Short description|Macedonian football coach (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Agim Sopi
| image =
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| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skopje, SR Macedonia,
SFR Yugoslavia (modern North Macedonia)
| currentclub =
| manageryears1 = 1996–1999
| managerclubs1 = Liria IF
| manageryears2 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs2 = Malmö BI (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2001–2005
| managerclubs3 = Shkëndia IF
| manageryears4 = 2007
| managerclubs4 = SK Hakoah
| manageryears5 = 2008
| managerclubs5 = Näsets FF
| manageryears6 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs6 = FK Besa
| manageryears7 = 2010
| managerclubs7 = BK Näset
| manageryears8 = 2011
| managerclubs8 = Veberöds AIF
| manageryears9 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs9 = Rosengård 1917
| manageryears10 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs10 = Prespa Birlik
| manageryears11 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs11 = Macedonia U21 (assistant)
| manageryears12 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs12 = Landskrona BoIS
| manageryears13 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs13 = Feronikeli
| manageryears14 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs14 = Österlen FF
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Agim Sopi ({{langx|mk|Агим Сопи}}; born 28 October 1969){{cite news|url=https://landskronabois.se/spelare/agim-sopi/|title=Agim Sopi|language=Swedish|publisher=Landskrona BoIS}} is a Macedonian professional football manager.
Managerial career
=Landskrona BoIS=
==2017 season==
On 4 November 2017, Sopi and Landskrona BoIS wins the Swedish Division 1 Södra, gaining promotion to Superettan.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/bois-fick-en-dromstart-pa-kvaldramat|title=BoIS säkrade segern – tillbaka i Superettan 2018|trans-title=BoIS secured victory - back in the Superettan 2018|language=Swedish|publisher=Sveriges Television|date=4 November 2017}}
=Feronikeli=
On 1 November 2019, Feronikeli appointed Sopi to a seven-month contract after the former coach Dejan Vukićević decided to resign after weak results.{{cite news|url=http://feronikelifc.com/zyrtare-agim-sopi-merr-drejtimin-e-fc-feronikelit/|title=
Zyrtare: Agim Sopi merr drejtimin e FC Feronikelit|trans-title=Official: Agim Sopi takes charge of FC Feronikeli|quote=FC Feronikeli njofton se Agim Sopi, është caktuar si kryetrajner i skuadrës, pas largimit nga kjo pozitë e Dejan Vukićević. Sopi ka stërvitur sot skuadrën dhe është njoftuar me futbollistët, gjatë stërvitjes së rregullt në “Rexhep Rexhepi”. Trajneri, Agim Sopi, është i njohur për kualifikimin e skuadrës së Maqedonisë së Veriut U21 në Kampionatin Evropian në rolin e trainerit, gjatë viteve 2014-2017. Para se të merrte drejtimin e skuadrës së FC Feronikelit, Sopi drejtoi skuadrën suedeze Landskrona. Ai është i lindur në Shkup në vitin 1969, me prejardhje nga Kosova, por që jeton në Suedi qe një kohë të gjatë. Sopi është trajner me karakter sulmues, ku formacioni i tij i preferuar është 4-2-3-1, i cili i përshtatet me përpikmëri skuadrës sonë|language=Albanian|publisher=KF Feronikeli|date=1 November 2019}} One day later, he had his first match as Feronikeli manager in a 0–2 home defeat against Ballkani.{{cite news|url=http://feronikelifc.com/foto-dhe-raporti-nga-ndeshja-feronikeli-ballkani/|title=
Foto dhe raporti nga ndeshja Feronikeli-Ballkani|trans-title=Photo and report from the match Feronikeli-Ballkani|quote=Sot në krye të bankës debutoi trajneri Agim Sopi|language=Albanian|publisher=KF Feronikeli|date=2 November 2019}}
= Österlen FF =
Sopi began managing Österlen FF in 2020.
The club notably signed American journeyman Freddy Adu briefly. However Adu failed to impress at Österlen FF and was released in February 2021. “We gave him a chance a month or so to see,” Sopi claimed. “But when you are away for so long. He has barely trained with us. He has had defects all along and I do not see that he has the mental strength required to recover."
"I have to take care of it professionally. I have to be honest with him, with myself and tell him how it is. It was not good. We gave him a half last in a training match and what he achieved is at division 5 level. I can not have players who are in a 24-man squad and who give everything and then have a player who is only here for his name. I have been honest with him about what I think and what I have seen. He will not be part of my squad this year", Sopi said of Adu. “Division one is not a simple series. It’s a tough series and you have to have mental strength to handle it,” Sopi added. “I do not see that he has the mental strength to come back simply or who can help the club or the team.”{{Cite web|date=17 February 2021|title=Swedish club Osterlen FF cuts ties with Freddy Adu after failed stint: "It was not good"|url=https://sbisoccer.com/2021/02/swedish-club-osterlen-ff-cuts-ties-with-freddy-adu-after-failed-stint-it-was-not-good|access-date=3 October 2021|website=SBI Soccer|language=en-US}}
With two rounds left of Ettan Södra, and the team in the relegation zone, Österlen decided to sack Sopi on 10 November 2021.[https://skanesport.se/2021/11/10/osterlen-ff-sparkar-agim-sopi/ Österlen FF sparkar Agim Sopi], skanesport.se, 10 November 2021
Personal life
Sopi was born in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia by Kosovo Albanian parents.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Landskrona BoIS managers}}
{{FC Feronikeli 74 managers}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Skopje
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Category:Swedish people of Macedonian descent
Category:Swedish people of Kosovan descent
Category:Swedish people of Albanian descent
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Category:Swedish football managers
Category:Landskrona BoIS managers
Category:FC Feronikeli 74 managers
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