Zekirija Ramadani

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zekirija Ramadani

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (modern North Macedonia)

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Drita (manager)

| youthyears1 = 1995–1999

| youthclubs1 = Shkëndija Haraçinë

| years1 = 1999–2004

| clubs1 = Sloga Jugomagnat

| caps1 = 104

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = Bashkimi

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2005

| clubs3 = Vëllazërimi 77

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005

| clubs4 = Dinamo Tirana

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005-2007

| clubs5 = Belasitsa Petrich

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2006

| clubs6 = → Rabotnički (loan)

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2007–2008

| clubs7 = Besa Kavajë

| caps7 = 23

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2008–2009

| clubs8 = Qarabağ

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2009–2010

| clubs9 = Shkëndija

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2010

| clubs10 = Vardar

| caps10 = 2

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2010–2011

| clubs11 = Flamurtari

| caps11 = 15

| goals11 = 0

| totalcaps = 222

| totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2004

| nationalteam1 = Macedonia

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs1 = Shkupi

| manageryears2 = 2016

| managerclubs2 = Flamurtari

| manageryears3 = 2017

| managerclubs3 = Trepça'89

| manageryears4 = 2017

| managerclubs4 = Feronikeli

| manageryears5 = 2018

| managerclubs5 = Shkupi

| manageryears6 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs6 = Feronikeli

| manageryears7 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs7 = Prishtina

| manageryears8 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs8 = Egnatia

| manageryears9 = 2023

| managerclubs9 = Ohod

| manageryears10 = 2023–

| managerclubs10 = Drita

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Zekirija Ramadani ({{langx|mk|Зекирија Рамадани}}; born 21 January 1978) is a Macedonian professional football coach and former player of Albanian descent who is the manager of Kosovan club Drita. He has won the Football Superleague of Kosovo as a manager with three clubs.

Club career

Ramadani started his career at Sloga Jugomagnat. In the summer of 2006, he went on loan to Rabotnički.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=458410.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106103913/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=458410.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 January 2007|title=Vardar set Macedonian pace#Rabotnicki busy|date=19 September 2006|publisher=UEFA}} He returned to Belasitsa Petrich in January 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=500492.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209095252/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=500492.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2007|title=Transfers galore in FYR Macedonia|publisher=UEFA|date=25 January 2007}}

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a July 2000 friendly match against Azerbaijan and has earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a friendly against China in January 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=139614.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040127024209/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=1/newsId=139614.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2004|title=Kanatlarovski prepared for double test|date=22 January 2004|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=24637|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2020-05-02}}

Managerial career

Ramadani won the Football Superleague of Kosovo with KF Trepça '89 in 2016-17, with KF Feronikeli in 2018-19 and with FC Prishtina in 2020-21.

On 20 June 2023, Ramadani was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division club Ohod.{{cite web |title=#الجبل يتعاقد مع المقدوني رمضاني كمدير فني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم |url=https://twitter.com/OHOD1936/status/1671253156230209537}}{{cite web |title=Zekirija Ramadani lë Gjilanin për klubin e Arabisë Saudite |url=https://www.gazetaexpress.com/zekirija-ramadani-le-gjilanin-per-klubin-e-arabise-saudite/}}

On 30 November 2023, after being sacked in Saudi Arabia, he returned to Kosovo as manager of KF Drita.

Honours

=As player=

;Shkëndija

Macedonian Second League: 1995–96, 2009–10

;Sloga Jugomagnat

;Bashkimi

Macedonian : 2004–05

;Vëllazërimi

Macedonian Second League: 2004–05

;Qarabağ

Azerbaijan Cup: 2008–09

;Flamurtari

Kategoria Superiore runner-up: 2010–11

=As manager=

;Shkupi

Macedonian Second League: 2014–15

;Trepça'89

;Feronikeli

Kosovo Superleague: 2018–19
Kosovar Cup: 2018–19
Kosovar Supercup: 2019

;Prishtina

Kosovo Superleague: 2020–21

References

External links

{{NFT player|pid=7502}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002161300/https://www.qarabagh.com/site/?name=viewpers&pid=182&cat=3&lang=1 Profile] at Qarabağ
[http://www.ffm.com.mk/eng/igrac_rep.asp?igrac=284 Profile] at Football Federation of Macedonia

Category:1978 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Skopje

Category:Macedonian people of Albanian descent

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Macedonian men's footballers

Category:21st-century Macedonian sportsmen

Category:North Macedonia men's international footballers

Category:KF Shkëndija players

Category:FK Sloga Jugomagnat players

Category:KF Bashkimi (1947–2008) players

Category:KF Vëllazërimi 77 players