Spanish media thrills with the article about Vokrri: Albanian Maradona

The prestigious Spanish media, El Pais '% has dedicated a special article to the Kosovo football icon Fadil Vokri, which he has named Albanian Maradona.

The prepared material contains many details about Vocrri's life and work.

Their article translated into Albanian:

In the mid-eightth century, assailant Fadil Vokri was nominated as the best player in the former Yugoslavia.

Pristina Stadium, where Spain faces Kosovo tonight, bears its name, which died at the age of 57, from the heart attack.

It is impossible to separate Kosovo football from the figure called Kosovo Maradona. In 2016 he managed to inform Kosovo of FIFA and UEFA.

His top figure does not end as football player, Vokrri as president of the Kosovo Football Federation, made it possible for Kosovo to be recognised by FIFA and U in 2016 EFA. Then came the green light to participate in international competitions.

Pristina National Stadium, in which Spain faces Kosovo tonight, bears its name. This moment, Fadhil's son, Gramoz Wickry, is named the most important moment after Independence.

The Most Important Time

After the independence declaration day, it has been the most important moment for our new country. My father worked hard for her. Football was his life, and he wanted to promote the country through fights, making a project for young people to save their families”.

His father is a national symbol, still a daily protagonist of family conversations in which generations that first remember him playing with Pristina's famous number “9”. Sundays in Vorrit times were common, relief to all after forgetting their problems, and even hunger was not a problem.

For a team like Spain, with all its stars, playing in our stadium is a dream that makes all Kosovars happy,” continues Gramoz.

Stronger Than Politics

recruited by the Belgrade Partizan, with whom he won a league, Vokry played 12 times for the former Yugoslavia. He was part of Hadzibegic and other prominent teams, such as Srecko Catanec and the pre-Prosinecki Vujovic brothers, Boban and Savevic. When he played, it showed that football is more powerful than politics or ethnic issues,” said his son.

Vokrrit's fame crossed borders and he was later transferred to Fenerbahce, and also spent part of his career in Nimes, France. My father was impressed by Turkish fans, but he was also open and there were no problems playing with football players of all nationalities and cultures,” continues Gramoz Vokrri. His son made it known that Juvenus had contact with Vokrri, but the transfer could not be finalised.
“Fadile Dream”

Retired in France, after the war between Kosovo and Serbia, Vokrri returned to Pristina. “He turned to work for young people, it's pride he did, but now we must create more idols. The future is very important to us. I think that when the results are not good our newest players prefer to play for Switzerland or Germany”, the son of a footballer ends tonight who would have realized his big dream to see Kosovo compete against one of the major European teams.

Kosovo's “Fotball grew thanks to the image of its historic assailant, Fadil Vokri”, El Pais wrote.

Kosovo will play against Spain under the qualifying matches for the World Cup “Catari 2022” at the “Fadil Vokri” stadium, outside which there is a statue honouring the image of the Kosovo idol. It was inaugurated on July 23rd, the date of Vokrri's birthday, which included state honors.