Arjan Peço

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| name = Arjan Peço

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|4|26}}

| birth_place = Tirana, Albania

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Nice (first-team coach)

| years1 = 1992–1995

| clubs1 = Dinamo Tirana

| caps1 = 95

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 1995–1996

| clubs2 = Olimpik Tirana

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1996–1998

| clubs3 = Partizani Tirana

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1998–1999

| clubs4 = Delémont

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1999–2001

| clubs5 = Yverdon

| caps5 = 77

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2001–2006

| clubs6 = Concordia

| caps6 = 140

| goals6 = 20

| years7 = 2006–2008

| clubs7 = Laufen

| caps7 = 46

| goals7 = 6

| totalcaps = 455

| totalgoals = 48

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2002

| nationalteam1 = Albania

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2011–2013

| managerclubs1 = Basel U14

| manageryears2 = 2013–2015

| managerclubs2 = Team Basel/Jura U17[http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2013/06/17/Arjan-Peco-neuer-Trainer-der-U17 ARJAN PEÇO NEUER TRAINER DER U17]

| manageryears3 = 2015–2017

| managerclubs3 = Basel U18

| manageryears4 = 2017–2020

| managerclubs4 = Basel U21

| manageryears5 = 2022

| managerclubs5 = Nice (assistant)

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Arjan Peço (born 26 April 1975) is an Albanian football coach and former player, who is currently first-team coach Ligue 1 club Nice.

Club career

During a playing than span 16 years, Peço played for Dinamo and Partizani in Albania, and Delémont, Yverdon, Concordia and Laufen in Switzerland.

International career

Peço made his debut for Albania in an April 1996 friendly match against Bosnia and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 2002 Bahrain Tournament match against Bahrain.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16228|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=27 September 2019}}

Managerial career

Since 2011 he has been working for Basel in the academy. In summer 2017 he was appointed head coach of Basel U-21.[https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/09/Arjan-Peco-uebernimmt-U21-des-FCB Arjan Peço übernimmt U21 des FCB] - FC Basel {{in lang|de}} He left the post in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/06/arjan-peco-verlaesst-den-fcb-alex-frei-neuer-u21-trainer/|title=Arjan Peço verlässt den FCB, Alex Frei neuer U21-Trainer | FC Basel - die offizielle Website}}