Background
Džoni was born in Split to a family from Prizren, Serbia, and is of Albanian descent.
Džoni was born in Split to a family from Prizren, Serbia, 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 Football Club Schalke 04.
Džoni also represented SFR Yugoslavia four times.
He was named Yugoslav Football player of the Year in 1978. He worked as a scout within Croatian First League"s Hajduk Split until he retired in 2015.