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- ↑ Ferid Rragami - "Ujku","Legjenda e Futbollit shqiptar" Archived 2021-09-20 at the Wayback Machine - Shkodra Sport (in Albanian)
- ↑ Raporti sekret në 1987: Incidenti i rëndë me policinë në Helsinki dhe arratisja e dy futbollistëve në Greqi - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ↑ Astrit Hafizi, pianisti rekordmen i Kombëtares që “shkundi” Gjermaninë - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ↑ 11v11 profile
- ↑ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ↑ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
