Ferdinant Rira (born 13 June 1984) is an Albanian retired footballer who played for and captained Albanian Second Division club Domozdova Prrenjas.[2] Outside of football life, Rira is a well-known businessman who works in Përrenjas.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferdinant Rira | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Përrenjas, Albania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Domozdova Prrenjas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2017 | Domozdova | 13+ | (1+) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 17 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRira joined first team of Domozdova at the age of 15.[2] He stated that he first started his career as a goalkeeper and played for four years in that position, and was distinguished for his reflexes.[2] During that time, he performed a "sweeper-keeper" playing style that made the team's coach to change his role to centre-back.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "FSHF profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Historia e rrallë e biznesmenit që luan futboll: E kam si argëtim" [Rare history of businessman who plays football: It's entertaining] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
edit- Ferdinant Rira at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Albania Soccer profile
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