Ramazan Rragami

Ramazan Rragami (born 3 April 1944 in Shkoder, Albania) is a former national football player and coach for Albania. He is also one of KS Vllaznia Shkoder's most notable players of all time. recently is a member of The Disciplinary Commity affiliated with The Albanian Football Federation.

Ramazan Rragami has a brilliant career as a player as well as a coach in the national and international arena. He started playing with Vllaznia, Shkoder,his native town at the age of 16. This career continued until 1967 year in which he was recruited by Partizani team of Tirana playing there until 1970. In 1970 returns to his home team Vllaznia where he wins in 1972 both the league title and League Cup. In the final of league cup, Rragami scores 7 times from the penalty box,twice during regular time and five more times when the match was decided on penalty kicks after an aggregate tie. It is worth noting that this is the first time and last when a player scored all penalties for one team. Until then FIFA regulations allowed one player to execute all penalty kicks after a regular game tie. FIFA has chsnged the rule since now Different players are required to do the execution.

Rragami made 20 appearances for the Albania national football team from 1965 to 1973.^[1]

Ramazan Rragami started his career as football coach when he was still playing in 1972. After finishing his career as a player he started as a full-time coach with KS Vllaznia where he won the league in the 1982-1983 season. at the same time he was the assistant coach for the Albania national under-21 football team, which reached the quarter finals of the Euro 84. They became the only Albanian team in any level to qualify for a competitive tournament.

Ramazan Rragami than studied in Coverciano in Italy where he received his coaching certification in one of the most prestigious coaching schools in the world.

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