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]

Ferdinant Rira
Personal information
Full name Ferdinant Rira
Date of birth (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 40)[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

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Rira 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

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  1. ^ a b "FSHF profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
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