Edmond Rugova

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.

Edmond Rugova
Personal information
Full name Edmond Rugova
Date of birth (1957-07-20) 20 July 1957
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Liria
1977 → RHMK Kosovo (loan)
1979–1985 FC Prishtina 98 (29)
1985 New York Cosmos
1986–1987 Kansas City Comets
National team
Yugoslavia U-20
Teams managed
2006-2009 Kosovo
2011 Sporting Kansas City Juniors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

Before 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 (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

Ruguvoa played for the Yugoslavia national under-20 football team.[4]

Managerial career

Edmond 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

His son Max[8] was born in Kansas City and plays for FC Pristina.

References
  1. Edmond Rugova named coach of Kosovo national football team (AlbaniaSoccer) Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Football and conflict: The story of FC Pristina and the Kosovo War - The Set Pieces
  3. Profile - NASL Jerseys
  4. Up to ten years before international recognition of Kosovo FA - Play the Game
  5. Edmond Rugova names the official squad for Saudi Arabia friendly
  6. Kosovo are still waiting for international recognition - World Soccer
  7. "Sporting Kansas City Juniors Coach Bios". Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  8. Rugova working his way up the ladder - Top drawer soccer


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