Altin Rraklli
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Altin Rraklli is a retired Albania
n footballer who played as a forward.
Most of his professional career was spent in Germany
, where he played for five clubs in both major levels of football
, namely SC Freiburg
and SpVgg Unterhaching
, totalling 282 games as a professional in that nation.
, moving to the professionals three years later. In 1992, he signed with Germany
's SC Freiburg
, being instrumental in the Black Forest
side's first ever top flight promotion, netting 16 second division
goals (squad best, 10th in the league, as Freiburg scored 102); in the next three Bundesliga
seasons, he would only manage to be relatively used.
In the following eight years, Rraklli continued to work in Germany, mainly in the second division: Hertha BSC, SpVgg Unterhaching
(achieving another promotion and living his best professional years) and SSV Jahn Regensburg, also having one-season spells in Turkey
and his homeland, retiring professionally in 2006 with a total of 111 German first division matches (16 goals). He also represented the national team
63 times, scoring 11 goals, which made him the second-highest goalscorer in the nation's history.
Rraklli retired for good in 2009 at 39 years of age, after a brief spell with German amateurs SpVgg Bayern Hof.
, Canada
, where he founded a chain of high-end fashion outlets, dubbed "5ieme Avenue".
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n footballer who played as a forward.
Most of his professional career was spent in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where he played for five clubs in both major levels of football
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
, namely SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
and SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
, totalling 282 games as a professional in that nation.
Football career
Rraklli began his career in 1987 with KS Besa KavajëKS Besa Kavajë
Klubi Sportiv Besa Kavajë is an Albanian football club based in Kavajë. They play in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Besa.-History:...
, moving to the professionals three years later. In 1992, he signed with Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
, being instrumental in the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
side's first ever top flight promotion, netting 16 second division
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
goals (squad best, 10th in the league, as Freiburg scored 102); in the next three Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
seasons, he would only manage to be relatively used.
In the following eight years, Rraklli continued to work in Germany, mainly in the second division: Hertha BSC, SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
(achieving another promotion and living his best professional years) and SSV Jahn Regensburg, also having one-season spells in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and his homeland, retiring professionally in 2006 with a total of 111 German first division matches (16 goals). He also represented the national team
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
63 times, scoring 11 goals, which made him the second-highest goalscorer in the nation's history.
Rraklli retired for good in 2009 at 39 years of age, after a brief spell with German amateurs SpVgg Bayern Hof.
Personal
After retiring, Rraklli relocated to MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he founded a chain of high-end fashion outlets, dubbed "5ieme Avenue".