Artim Položani

Artim Položani or Pollozhani (Artim Pollozhani; Артим Положани; born 25 June 1982) is a Macedonian professional football coach and a former player of Albanian descent.

Club career
Položani joined TuS Koblenz in the German 2. Bundesliga on a three-year contract in June 2007. After recording only two appearances in the first part of 2007–08 season, he was sent on loan at Dinamo Tirana of Albanian Superliga. He played 15 matches and scored 3 goals as Dinamo won the championship. After his loan ended, Položani returned in Macedonia where he signed with Vardar for the 2008–09 season. On 16 June 2010, Položani signed with Russian side FC Krylya Sovetov.

On 7 September 2017, Flamurtari Vlorë manager Shpëtim Duro confirmed that Položani is going to play for the club in the 2017–18 season. The transfer was made official five days later, where he was presented and was given squad number 4. He made his Albanian Superliga appearance on 9 September in the opening matchday against Skënderbeu Korçë which finished in a 0–2 away defeat. Položani concluded his first season by playing 31 league games as the team finished in 6th place despite challenging for the title in mid-season. On 5 July 2018, he signed a new contract for the upcoming season. Položani was named team captain in the beginning of February 2019 following the departure of Tomislav Bušić. His first match as the official captain was the 2–1 home defeat to Kukësi; he scored his first Flamurtari goal with a header in the first half which temporarily leveled the figures. In the second half, he scored an overhead kick, which was disallowed in controversial fashion for dangerous play, which lead Albanian media to draw comparisons to the goal Cristiano Ronaldo scored against Juventus in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. During the same match, he was also injured during a duel which resulted in him losing two teeth.

International career
He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a February 2007 friendly match against Albania and has earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2015 friendly against Australia.

Club

 * Dinamo Tirana
 * Albanian Superliga: 2007–08


 * Shkëndija
 * Macedonian Football Cup: 2015–16

Individual

 * Macedonian Domestic Footballer of the Year: 2006