Milaim Rama (born 29 February 1976) is a former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who spent most of his career playing for

Thun , neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg , twintown = , website = www.thun.ch Thun (french: Thou ...

. In addition to Thun, he also played for

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as ...

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimate ...

. Born in SFR Yugoslavia, he played for the Switzerland national team at international level.

International career

Rama had the right to represent two countries at the international level, such as

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

or Switzerland, with the latter he made his debut on 20 August 2003 in a

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Stéphane Chapuisat, becoming the first Kosovan to debut with Switzerland. His last international match was on 21 June 2004 in UEFA Euro 2004 group stage again against

Personal life

Rama was born in Viti, SFR Yugoslavia to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village Zhiti near Viti. At the age of 17, he immigrated to Switzerland and in 2003 received a

Swiss passport A Swiss passport is the passport issued to citizens of Switzerland to facilitate international travel. Beside serving as proof of Swiss citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Swiss consular officials abroad. The pas ...

. Rama is the father of Kosovo international Alketa Rama.

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people People from Viti, Kosovo Kosovan emigrants to Switzerland Swiss men's footballers Kosovan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Switzerland men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Regionalliga players FC Thun players FC Schaffhausen players FC Augsburg players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Switzerland-footy-forward-stub