Milaim Rama

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Milaim Rama
Milaim Rama - Lausanne Sport vs. FC Thun - 22.10.2011 (cropped).jpg
Rama with Thun in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-02-29) 29 February 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Viti, Republic of Kosova
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1994 Besëlidhja Prishtinë
1994–1997 FC Interlaken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2004 Thun 224 (73)
2004–2005 FC Augsburg 13 (1)
2005–2006 Schaffhausen 26 (5)
2006–2012 Thun 130 (31)
Total393(110)
International career
2003–2004 Switzerland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milaim Rama (born 29 February 1976) is a former professional footballer who spent most of his career playing for Thun. In addition to Thun, he also played for FC Augsburg, Schaffhausen. Born in SFR Yugoslavia, he represented the Switzerland national team at international level.

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International career

Rama had the right to represent two countries at the international level, such as Albania or Switzerland, [1] with the latter he made his debut on 20 August 2003 in a friendly match against France after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Stéphane Chapuisat, [2] becoming the first Kosovan to debut with Switzerland. [3] His last international match was on 21 June 2004 in UEFA Euro 2004 group stage again against France. [4]

Personal life

Rama was born in Viti, SFR Yugoslavia to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village Zhiti near Viti. [3] At the age of 17, he immigrated to Switzerland and in 2003 received the Swiss passport. [3] Rama is the father of Kosovo international Alketa Rama. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Balkan imports hitting big time as Switzerland establish themselves as World Cup regulars". TheNationalNews.com. 15 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Switzerland vs France, 20 August 2003". eu-football.info. 20 August 2003.
  3. 1 2 3 "Milaim Rama, shqiptari i parë që luajti për Zvicrën" [Milaim Rama, the first Albanian to play for Switzerland]. AlbInfo.ch (in Albanian). 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "France vs Switzerland, 21 June 2004". eu-football.info. 21 June 2004.
  5. ↑ "Milaim Rama e heq merakun e jetës, e bija e tij, Alketa i bashkohet Kosovës" [Milaim Rama removes the worries of life, his daughter Alketa joins Kosovo] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 23 June 2022.


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