Fadil Vokrri

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"For me the idol of all time is Johan Cruyff. His philosophy in the football game has laid the foundations of the Barcelona game that plays that way. Barcelona is art, it's a pleasure to see when it plays. There is Messi."

—Fadil Vokrri in an interview for Telegrafi in December 2017 [8]

After the Kosovo War ended, Vokrri returned to his country and became the sporting director of Prishtina. [5] On 16 February 2008, he was elected as the president of the Football Federation of Kosovo for a four-year mandate. [1]

Personal life

Vokrri and his wife Edita had two sons, Gramozi and Albert, and a daughter named Albana. [9] He had a degree in the Faculty of Management and Business. [5] Apart from his native Albanian, he was also fluent in French, Serbian and Turkish. [5] On 17 May 2018, he earned his Albanian passport. [10] [11]

Death

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, 2023 VokrriStadiumKosovo.jpg
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, 2023

On 9 June 2018, Vokrri suffered a heart attack while he was exercising and died on his way to the emergency room. [2] [12] [13] [14] Later that day, the Prishtina City Stadium was renamed to the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in his honor. [15] [16]

Vokrri was given a state funeral on 10 June 2018 and was buried at the Pristina City Cemetery. [17] President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi marked the day as a national day of mourning, with all flags lowered at half mast across Kosovo, and at embassies all over the world. [18]

Career statistics

Club

Fadil Vokrri
FadilVokrri.jpg
Vokrri with Yugoslavia in 1987
President of Football Federation of Kosovo
In office
16 February 2008 [1]  9 June 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [19]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Europe [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prishtina 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League 25500255
1981–82 2713002713
1982–83 3215003215
1983–84 Yugoslav First League 31900319
1984–85 30800308
1985–86 27500275
Total172550017255
Partizan 1986–87 Yugoslav First League2850020305
1987–88 1160021137
1988–89 167 1 142209
Total551811836321
Nîmes 1989–90 French Division 2 2413002413
Fenerbahçe 1990–91 1.Lig 2162142279
1991–92 2271000237
Total431331425016
Bourges 1992–93 French Division 23010003010
Montluçon 1993–94 Championnat National 2 2611002311
1994–9513100131
Total3912003912
Career total36312142125379128
  1. Cup appearances are missing
  2. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [19] [20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 198432
198562
198600
198732
Total126
Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vokrri goal. [19] [20]
List of international goals scored by Fadil Vokrri
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 September 1984 Hampden Park, Glasgow, ScotlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–01–6 Friendly
220 October 1984 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2–23–2 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 February 1985 Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, IndiaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–03–11985 Nehru Cup
41 May 1985 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–01–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
514 October 1987 Grbavica Stadium, Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
62–0

Honors

Partizan [21]

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