Rezart Dabulla
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Rezart Dabulla is an Albania
n football player. He currently plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. His main posision is centre-back but he can also play as a left full-back as well.
in the Albanian First Division
during the 1996-1997 season. He played for the club until the end of the 1998-1999 seaon where he was offered a move to Albania
's biggest club, KF Tirana. Dabulla made the move to the capital at the age of just 19 after having broken into the Lushnja first team the previous season.
, Alpin Gallo
, Elvis Sina
and Alban Tafaj
. After nearly 200 appearances for the club, Dabulla decided to leave Tirana and join rivals KS Vllaznia Shkodër
before the start of the Kategoria superiore 2006-07
season.
was the man who made the possible as the Vllaznia coach was impressed by Dabulla's play and attitude. He was part of a defence that included homegrown players Admir Teli
and Safet Osja
and Montenegran Nikola Vukčević
. After a season with Vllaznia Dabulla decided on a move to an ambitious KS Shkumbini Peqin
side.
coach Blaž Slišković
and the new chairman of Tirana, Refik Halili
to replace the gap in defence provided by the departures of Endrit Vrapi
and Engert Bakalli
to their rivals KF Elbasani and the retirement of legendary defender Gentian Hajdari
. The 2008-2009 season proved to be a successful one for Debulla as he helped his side win the Albanian Superliga and reach the final of the Albanian Cup. He played most of the season at centre back along side Tefik Osmani
, but he did also fill in at left back when Nigerian defender Abraham Alechenwu
was not available. He made 24 league appearances that season and helped Tirana win their 23rd league title in their history, more than any other club in Albania.
In the Albanian Cup 2008–09 Dabulla played in every round of the competition, including the first round draw against lower league side, KS Tërbuni Pukë
in which Tirana drew. He also played in the next round in the 5-0 thrashing of his previous club Lushnja, a match in which striker Migen Memelli
scored all 5 goals. Despite managerial changes at the club, Dabulla managed to get into the starting line-up for the final which was held at teuta Durres's home ground Stadioni Niko Dovana
against Flamurtari Vlore. Dabulla opened the scoring to the match on the 42nd minute mark after he headed in a corner from captain Devis Mukaj
. However, his foal was not enough as a late Flamurtari comeback meant that Tirana lost out narrowly on completing the inevitable double.
on five occasions from 1998 until 2004. In his early career he was also a member of the Albanian U-21 National Team
where he played 2 official games. His first cap for the national team came on 10 February 1999 in a friendly against neighbouring country Macedonia. Dabulla was chosen for the first time in the national team by legendary Albanian coach Medin Zhega
who was manager of Albania at the time. The match was a friendly played at the Qemal Stafa Stadium
in Tirana
in front of a crowd of just over 6,000. Dabulla came on as a substitute in the 65th minute of the game for Redi Jupi
when the score was 1-0 to Albania. The match ended 2-0 to Albania and Dabulla played well on his international debut. His next international game came against Andorra
in the Malta International Football Tournament 2000
on 6 February 2000. Once again under the guidance of Zhega Dabulla was picked for the game but this time he started the match and playde the full 90 minutes. He helped his team to a comfortable 3-0 victory against a weak Andorra side, with the goals coming from Edmond Dalipi
, Rudi Vata
and Roland Zajmi
. Dabulla was part of the Albanian team that famously won the tournament in 2000 although he only played in 1 game out of a possible 3. Hs next game was a friendly played in San Diego, USA against Mexico
. Dabulla once again started and played the entire 90 minutes, but this time Albania suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat. Albania fielded their so-called 'B' team for this fixture that included many uncapped players. Albania also had defender Ardit Beqiri
sent off just before half time which made the job of getting any sort of result even more smaller. Dabulla had to wait for than a year for his next cap which was in Sofia
against Bulgaria
. Dabulla's involvement in the game was minimal as he only managed to come on as a substitute for Nevil Dede
in the 90th minute. Albania lost the match 2-0 as a result of a Dimitar Berbatov
brace in the opening 34 minutes. Just like his first international, his last was also against Macedonia, but unlike in 1999 this match was held in Prilep
, Macedonia
. Dabulla once again began the match on the substitutes bench for Albania before being brought on by German coach Hans-Peter Briegel
in the 86th minute for Adrian Aliaj
. The match ended 3-1 to Mcedonia which meant that his last taste of international football was very bitter.
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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 football player. He currently plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. His main posision is centre-back but he can also play as a left full-back as well.
Lushnja
Dabulla first made his professional debut with KS LushnjaKS Lushnja
Klubi Sportiv Lushnja is an Albanian football club based in Lushnjë. Their home ground is "Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium" , named for Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu....
in the Albanian First Division
Albanian First Division
The Albanian First Division is the second level of association football in Albania. The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë and has also been named Kategoria A2 in recent years....
during the 1996-1997 season. He played for the club until the end of the 1998-1999 seaon where he was offered a move to Albania
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 biggest club, KF Tirana. Dabulla made the move to the capital at the age of just 19 after having broken into the Lushnja first team the previous season.
KF Tirana
The defender managed to find immediate success despite having to compete with players such as Nevil DedeNevil Dede
Nevil Thanas Dede is Tirana's current coach and a former football defender. He has been capped 30 times as an Albanian National Team player. He made his debut with the national team in 1995.-Career:...
, Alpin Gallo
Alpin Gallo
Alpin Gallo Alpin Gallo Alpin Gallo (born 12 January 1974 in Librazhd, Albania ia a former Albanian football defender. He last played for KS Shkumbini Peqin in the 2008/2009 Albanian Superliga season...
, Elvis Sina
Elvis Sina
Elvis Sina is an Albanian footballer. He currently plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. He has also played for the Albanian national team. He is currently enjoying his third stint at the club he began his career with after joining from arch rivals Dinamo Tirana in the summer of 2009...
and 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...
. After nearly 200 appearances for the club, Dabulla decided to leave Tirana and join rivals KS Vllaznia Shkodër
KS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
before the start of the Kategoria superiore 2006-07
Kategoria superiore 2006-07
-League standings:-References:*...
season.
Vllaznia
German coach Ulrich SchulzeUlrich Schulze
Ulrich Schulze is a former East German football player. The former goalkeeper is now working as a manager....
was the man who made the possible as the Vllaznia coach was impressed by Dabulla's play and attitude. He was part of a defence that included homegrown players Admir Teli
Admir Teli
Admir Teli is an Albanian footballer currently playing as a defender for FK Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Albania national football team.-Career:...
and Safet Osja
Safet Osja
Safet Osja is an Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for KS Ada Velipojë in the Albanian First Division.Osja was previously with KS Vllaznia Shkodër and he played for them in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League....
and Montenegran Nikola Vukčević
Nikola Vukčević (footballer)
Nikola Vukčević is a Montenegrin international footballer who plays for Ethnikos Achna, as a defender.-External links:...
. After a season with Vllaznia Dabulla decided on a move to an ambitious KS Shkumbini Peqin
KS Shkumbini Peqin
Klubi Sportiv Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in Peqin. They play in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. They play at the Fusha Sportive Peqin.-Supporters:...
side.
Lushnja
He was brought in to lead the defence alongside fellow experienced player Lorenc Pasha at his first ever club Lushnja. With Dabulla solid in defence for most of the season, Shkumbini managed a respectable 5th in the final league table which was seen as a success by most of the fans.Return to Tirana
After a successful season with Shkumbini, Dabulla was put on many Albanian clubs wish list, one of those clubs was KF Tirana, where he had previously spent seven season. He was brought in by 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....
and the new chairman of Tirana, Refik Halili
Refik Halili
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...
to replace the gap in defence provided by the departures of Endrit Vrapi
Endrit Vrapi
Endrit Vrapi is an Albanian football player who plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga ad for the Albanian National Football Team.-Career:...
and Engert Bakalli
Engert Bakalli
Egert Bakalli is an Albanian football midfielder who currently plays for KF Partizani Tirana in Albania. He has previously played for KS Elbasani, Dinamo Tirana and KF Tirana.-Honours:...
to their rivals KF Elbasani and the retirement of legendary defender Gentian Hajdari
Gentian Hajdari
Gentian Hajdari is a former Albanian footballer. The defender retired at the end of the 2007-2008 season after having spent his career at Dinamo Tirana and SK Tirana.-References:*...
. The 2008-2009 season proved to be a successful one for Debulla as he helped his side win the Albanian Superliga and reach the final of the Albanian Cup. He played most of the season at centre back along side Tefik Osmani
Tefik Osmani
Tefik Osmani is an Albanian football defender. Currently he is with KS Teuta but he has previously played for the Ukrainian clubs Vorskla Poltava and Metalurg Zaporozhye. He has also been called up for the Albanian national team.-KF Tirana:...
, but he did also fill in at left back when Nigerian defender Abraham Alechenwu
Abraham Alechenwu
Abraham Alechenwu is a Nigerian football player. He is currently play with KS Vllaznia in Albanian Superliga. His main position is left back but he can also play as a left winger when needed. He has spent all of his professional playing career in Albania and is now fluent in the Albanian language...
was not available. He made 24 league appearances that season and helped Tirana win their 23rd league title in their history, more than any other club in Albania.
In the Albanian Cup 2008–09 Dabulla played in every round of the competition, including the first round draw against lower league side, KS Tërbuni Pukë
KS Tërbuni Pukë
White and Red Klubi Sportiv Tërbuni Pukë is an Albanian football club based in Pukë District.The club currently playing in the Albanian First Division....
in which Tirana drew. He also played in the next round in the 5-0 thrashing of his previous club Lushnja, a match in which striker Migen Memelli
Migen Memelli
Migen Memelli is an Albanian footballer. The striker currently plays for the Al Taawon in Saudi Arabia. During the 2008-2009 season he was loaned out to KF Tirana from Swedish side GAIS, where he scored 22 league goals in 28 games and won the Golden Boot for the first time in his career.- SK Brann...
scored all 5 goals. Despite managerial changes at the club, Dabulla managed to get into the starting line-up for the final which was held at teuta Durres's home ground Stadioni Niko Dovana
Stadioni Niko Dovana
The Niko Dovana Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Durrës, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Teuta. The stadium holds 13,000....
against Flamurtari Vlore. Dabulla opened the scoring to the match on the 42nd minute mark after he headed in a corner from captain Devis Mukaj
Devis Mukaj
Devi Muka is an Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.-Early career and Croatia:...
. However, his foal was not enough as a late Flamurtari comeback meant that Tirana lost out narrowly on completing the inevitable double.
International career
Dabulla has also played for the Albanian National TeamAlbania 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...
on five occasions from 1998 until 2004. In his early career he was also a member of the Albanian U-21 National Team
Albania national under-21 football team
The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
where he played 2 official games. His first cap for the national team came on 10 February 1999 in a friendly against neighbouring country Macedonia. Dabulla was chosen for the first time in the national team by legendary Albanian coach Medin Zhega
Medin Zhega
Medin Zhega is a former Albanian football striker, who played in the 1970s. He was born in Shkodra, Albania on 31 January 1946. Firstly he played for Vllaznia the football team of Shkodra , then he went to Dinamo Tirana and he concluded his career at the team of Vllaznia. During his career he has...
who was manager of Albania at the time. The match was a friendly played at the Qemal Stafa Stadium
Qemal Stafa (stadium)
The Qemal Stafa Stadium , named after Qemal Stafa a World War II hero, is a national stadium and the largest football stadium in Tirana, Albania. Construction started in 1939 and the stadium was inaugurated in 1946 for the Balkan Cup, which was won by the Albania national football team...
in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
in front of a crowd of just over 6,000. Dabulla came on as a substitute in the 65th minute of the game for Redi Jupi
Redi Jupi
Redi Jupi is an Albanian footballer. He plays in the central midfield for KS Dinamo Tirana and has 19 caps for the Albanian national team since his debut in 1999....
when the score was 1-0 to Albania. The match ended 2-0 to Albania and Dabulla played well on his international debut. His next international game came against Andorra
Andorra national football team
The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA...
in the Malta International Football Tournament 2000
Malta International Football Tournament 2008
The Malta International Football Tournament 2008 finals were held from February 2 to February 6, 2008 at the Ta' Qali Stadium in Ta'Qali, Malta.Hosts Malta together with Armenia, Belarus and Iceland are the teams who played in this tournament....
on 6 February 2000. Once again under the guidance of Zhega Dabulla was picked for the game but this time he started the match and playde the full 90 minutes. He helped his team to a comfortable 3-0 victory against a weak Andorra side, with the goals coming from Edmond Dalipi
Edmond Dalipi
Edmond Dalipi is an Albanian football player who last played for KF Laçi.Dalipi played for Apollon Athens F.C. and Trikala F.C. in the Greek Alpha Ethniki....
, Rudi Vata
Rudi Vata
Rudi Vata is a former Albanian footballer who played as a defender. He is the manager of Albanian team KS Vllaznia Shkoder....
and Roland Zajmi
Roland Zajmi
Roland Zajmi is a retired Albanian football player.Zajmi signed for Proodeftiki, the club where he would spend most of his career, in July 1996. He appeared in 145 Alpha Ethniki matches for Proodeftiki from 1996 through 2004....
. Dabulla was part of the Albanian team that famously won the tournament in 2000 although he only played in 1 game out of a possible 3. Hs next game was a friendly played in San Diego, USA against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
. Dabulla once again started and played the entire 90 minutes, but this time Albania suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat. Albania fielded their so-called 'B' team for this fixture that included many uncapped players. Albania also had defender Ardit Beqiri
Ardit Beqiri
Ardit Beqiri is an Albanian footballer. He plays as a defender for Partizani Tirana. He can also play as a midfielder which he does for the Albanian national football team.-Career:* 1999-2004 : KF Partizani Tiranë...
sent off just before half time which made the job of getting any sort of result even more smaller. Dabulla had to wait for than a year for his next cap which was in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
. Dabulla's involvement in the game was minimal as he only managed to come on as a substitute for Nevil Dede
Nevil Dede
Nevil Thanas Dede is Tirana's current coach and a former football defender. He has been capped 30 times as an Albanian National Team player. He made his debut with the national team in 1995.-Career:...
in the 90th minute. Albania lost the match 2-0 as a result of a Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United. He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010, and is its all-time leading goalscorer and has also won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year a record seven times, surpassing the number of...
brace in the opening 34 minutes. Just like his first international, his last was also against Macedonia, but unlike in 1999 this match was held in Prilep
Prilep
Prilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.-Name:...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Dabulla once again began the match on the substitutes bench for Albania before being brought on by German coach Hans-Peter Briegel
Hans-Peter Briegel
Hans-Peter Briegel is a former German football player and manager.One of the most popular players in his days, Hans-Peter Briegel's original sport was athletics, being successful in various events such as long jump , triple jump and specifically in heptathlon-forerunner pentathlon...
in the 86th minute for Adrian Aliaj
Adrian Aliaj
Adrian Aliaj is an Albanian football defender who plays for NK Solin in Croatia.-Club career:Adrian Aliaj started his career at FK Partizani in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995 then moved to Croatia the season later...
. The match ended 3-1 to Mcedonia which meant that his last taste of international football was very bitter.
National team statistics
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