Milaim Rama (born 29 February 1976) is a Swiss former professional footballer who spent most of his career playing for Thun. In addition to Thun, he also played for Augsburg, Schaffhausen and the Switzerland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milaim Rama | ||
Date of birth | (1976-02-29) 29 February 1976 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Viti, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1994 | Besëlidhja Prishtinë | ||
1994–1997 | FC Interlaken | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Thun | 224 | (73) |
2004–2005 | Augsburg | 13 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Schaffhausen | 26 | (5) |
2006–2012 | Thun | 130 | (31) |
Total | 393 | (110) | |
National team | |||
2003–2004 | Switzerland | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rama had the right to represent two countries at the international level, such as Albania or Switzerland,[1] with the latter he made his debut on 20 August 2003 in a friendly match against France after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Stéphane Chapuisat,[2] becoming the first Kosovan to debut with Switzerland.[3] His last international match was on 21 June 2004 in UEFA Euro 2004 group stage again against France.[4]
Rama was born in Viti, SFR Yugoslavia to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village Zhiti near Viti.[3] At the age of 17, he immigrated to Switzerland and in 2003 received the Swiss passport.[3] Rama is the father of Kosovo international Alketa Rama.[5]
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004 | ||
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