Edmond Rugova (born 20 July 1957) is a Yugoslavian football coach and former football player. Rugova formerly coached the Kosovo national football team, a post he held since his appointment by the Football Federation of Kosovo in the summer of 2006[1] until his departure in July 2009.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmond Rugova | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1957 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | Liria Prizren | ||
| 1977 | → RHMK Kosovo (loan) | ||
| 1979–1985 | FC Prishtina | 98 | (29) |
| 1985 | New York Cosmos | ||
| 1986–1987 | Kansas City Comets | ||
| International career | |||
| Yugoslavia U-20 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Kosovo | ||
| 2011 | Sporting Kansas City Juniors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editBefore he became the coach of the Kosovo national football team, Edmond Rugova was a famous football player in Kosovo playing for FC Prishtina during the 1980s as part of the so-called "Golden Generation" of Kosovar football players that included Fadil Vokrri, Agim Cana, Fadil Muriqi and others. In his early career he also represented RHMK Kosovo (1977, loan) and KF Liria Prizren (1975–1979). For FC Prishtina (1979–1985), he played 98 league matches and scored 29 goals. He left tension-filled Kosovo for the US and joined New York Cosmos in 1985,[2] then also had a spell with MISL outfit Kansas City Comets.[3]
International
editRuguvoa played for the Yugoslavia national under-20 football team.[4]
Managerial career
editEdmond Rugova's first international match as coach of the Kosovo national football team was the international friendly against Saudi Arabia to be played on 15 June 2007, in Ankara, Turkey.[5] While Kosovo was not allowed to UEFA nor FIFA, it was hard to play regular games in the early years.[6]
Edmond Rugova is currently a coach for the Sporting Kansas City Juniors.[7]
Personal life
editHis son Max[8] was born in Kansas City and plays for FC Pristina.
References
edit- ^ Edmond Rugova named coach of Kosovo national football team (AlbaniaSoccer) Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Football and conflict: The story of FC Pristina and the Kosovo War - The Set Pieces
- ^ Profile - NASL Jerseys
- ^ Up to ten years before international recognition of Kosovo FA - Play the Game
- ^ Edmond Rugova names the official squad for Saudi Arabia friendly
- ^ Kosovo are still waiting for international recognition - World Soccer
- ^ "Sporting Kansas City Juniors Coach Bios". Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Rugova working his way up the ladder - Top drawer soccer
External links
edit- Kosovo national football team info by the Football Federation of Kosovo
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