Refik Halili
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Refik Halili is the chairman and main sponsor of KF Tirana. Since 2003, Mr. Halili had been one of the sponsors of the club. His duty as Chairman of KF Tirana started on May 29, 2008. He is a successful businessman and founder and owner of one of Albania
's leading industrial companies Halili Sh.p.k.
coach Blaž Slišković
for the 2008-2009 season. The new coach gave his resignations and was substituted by coach Agustin Kola
and eventually by coach Alban Tafaj
. As a result KF Tirana was led by three different managers in the 2008-2009 season, however the club won the Albanian Superliga, 4 points ahead of second placed Vllaznia.
coach, Ilija Loncarevic
. The Croat was sacked after barely four weeks into the season and replaced by Devi Muka.
in the 2010 elections. He came second and Duka started his third term to the presidency of the FSHF.
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...
's leading industrial companies Halili Sh.p.k.
2008-2009
At that time (end of 2007-2008 season) KF Tirana had ended the Albanian Superliga in 6th place. When Halili started his new job as Tirana's Chairman, his first step in his job was to hire BosnianBosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
coach Blaž Slišković
Blaž Sliškovic
Blaž "Baka" Slišković is a former Bosnian Croat football player and currently the manager of Al-Ansar....
for the 2008-2009 season. The new coach gave his resignations and was substituted by coach Agustin Kola
Agustin Kola
Agustin Kola is a former Albanian footballer. His former teams are SK Tirana, where he played all but one season of his career with SK Tirana as he has one season in Greece with Egaleo F.C. in the 1991-1992 season...
and eventually by coach Alban Tafaj
Alban Tafaj
Alban Tafaj is a former Albanian football player who used to play for both city rivals, KF Partizani Tirana and KF Tirana in a career lasting 15 years...
. As a result KF Tirana was led by three different managers in the 2008-2009 season, however the club won the Albanian Superliga, 4 points ahead of second placed Vllaznia.
2009-2010
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Halili was confirmed as KF Tirana's president. Right after that he hired CroatianCroats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
coach, Ilija Loncarevic
Ilija Loncarevic
Ilija Lončarević is a Croatian football coach.Lončarević led Inker Zaprešić to the Croatian Cup title in 1992, but his arguably biggest success in management came when he won the Croatian championship with Dinamo Zagreb in 1999...
. The Croat was sacked after barely four weeks into the season and replaced by Devi Muka.
2010 FSHF run
Refik Halili was one of the two contenders to the FSHF president seat challenging Armand DukaArmand Duka
Armand Duka is head of the Albanian Football Association. Duka, a businessman and graduate of economics from Tirana University, has been president of the FShF since 2002-References:...
in the 2010 elections. He came second and Duka started his third term to the presidency of the FSHF.