Bekim Shotani
Bekim is an Albanian masculine given name, which means ''blessing''. Notable people named Bekim include: * Bekim Babić, Bosnia and Herzegovina cross-country skier * Bekim Balaj, Albanian footballer * Bekim Bejta, Kosovar Albanian linguist, poet and translator * Bekim Berisha, Kosovar Albanian soldier * Bekim Christensen, Danish road bicycle racer * Bekim Çollaku, former minister of European Integration of Kosovo * Bekim Dema, Albanian footballer * Bekim Erkoceviç, Albanian footballer * Bekim Fehmiu, Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian origin * Bekim Halilaj, Albanian businessman, president of Luftëtari FC * Bekim Iliazi, Albanian footballer * Bekim Isufi, Kosovar footballer and coach * Bekim Jashari, Kosovo Albanian politician, mayor of Skenderaj since 2017 * Bekim Kapič, Slovenian footballer * Bekim Kastrati, Albanian footballer * Bekim Kuli Bekim Kuli (born 19 September 1982 in Kavajë) is an Albanian retired footballer who has played for several teams in the Alb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albanian Language
Albanian ( endonym: or ) is an Indo-European language and an independent branch of that family of languages. It is spoken by the Albanians in the Balkans and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. With about 7.5 million speakers, it comprises an independent branch within the Indo-European languages and is not closely related to any other modern Indo-European language. Albanian was first attested in the 15th century and it is a descendant of one of the Paleo-Balkan languages of antiquity. For historical and geographical reasons,: "It is often thought (for obvious geographic reasons) that Albanian descends from ancient Illyrian (see above), but this cannot be ascertained as we know next to nothing about Illyrian itself." the prevailing opinion among modern historians and linguists is that the Albanian language is a descendant of a southern Illyrian dialect spoken in much the same region in classical times. Alternativ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Fehmiu
Bekim Fehmiu (; ; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War. Biography Early life Fehmiu was born in Sarajevo, into an ethnic Albanian family originating from Gjakova, Kosovo. His father Ibrahim adopted his high-school nickname Fehmiu as a surname replacing the original Imer Halili. The family moved to Shkodër, Albania, where they spent three years, and in 1941 returned to Prizren where Bekim spent his childhood. He was part of the acting club at his high school in Prizren, and after graduation he became a member of County Popular Theatre in Prisina, the only professional Albanian language theatre in Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade in 1960. Acting career In 1960, Fehmiu became a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade, which he left in 1967, citing bad treatment, to become a free ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Kuli
Bekim Kuli (born 19 September 1982 in Kavajë) is an Albanian retired footballer who has played for several teams in the Albanian Superliga. Club career Early career Kuli began his career with the Tropikal Durrës youth team, where he played for two years before joining his hometown club Besa Kavajë in 1998. He was with the club for only a year before moving to Turkey to join Gençlerbirliği in the summer of 1999 along with fellow Albanian Bledar Mançaku. The pair both joined the club's youth team, and Kuli featured in two under-21 A2 Ligi games in his first season in Turkey, and he was part of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1999–2000 A2 Ligi. He was then transferred to Samsunspor in 2000 and again joined the club's under-21 side where he became an important player, scoring 11 goals in 22 games to once again finish as a runner-up in the A2 Ligi. He made his professional debut as a 19-year-old with Samsunspor on 12 December 2001 in a Turkish Cup game against Tra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Kastrati
Bekim Kastrati (born 25 March 1979) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a forward and spent the majority of his career in Germany. Club career Kastrati number of German clubs including Fortuna Düsseldorf, Eintracht Braunschweig and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He joined Bonn from Dynamo Dresden in January 2010 before switching to Wuppertaler SV Borussia in May. In January 2008, in a friendly between Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayern Munich, Kastrati suffered a fractured testicle after colliding with Bayern's goalkeeper Bernd Dreher. He had to be brought to a hospital to undergo an emergency operation. International career Kastrati made his debut for the Albania national team in a March 2006 friendly match against Georgia in Tirana and earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a September 2006 European Championship qualification match against Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the cr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Kapič
Bekim is an Albanian masculine given name, which means ''blessing''. Notable people named Bekim include: * Bekim Babić, Bosnia and Herzegovina cross-country skier * Bekim Balaj, Albanian footballer * Bekim Bejta, Kosovar Albanian linguist, poet and translator * Bekim Berisha, Kosovar Albanian soldier * Bekim Christensen, Danish road bicycle racer * Bekim Çollaku, former minister of European Integration of Kosovo * Bekim Dema, Albanian footballer * Bekim Erkoceviç, Albanian footballer * Bekim Fehmiu, Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian origin * Bekim Halilaj, Albanian businessman, president of Luftëtari FC * Bekim Iliazi, Albanian footballer * Bekim Isufi, Kosovar footballer and coach * Bekim Jashari, Kosovo Albanian politician, mayor of Skenderaj since 2017 * Bekim Kapič, Slovenian footballer * Bekim Kastrati, Albanian footballer * Bekim Kuli Bekim Kuli (born 19 September 1982 in Kavajë) is an Albanian retired footballer who has played for several teams in the A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Jashari
Bekim Hamëz Jashari (born 28 January 1975) is a Kosovo Albanian politician who served as mayor of Skenderaj in Kosovo from 22 October 2017 to 30 November 2021. Early life and career Bekim Jashari was born on 28 January 1975 in village Prekaz i Epërm of Skenderaj, in a family with national traditions and intellectual values, as leaders of Albanian education in Skenderaj. As the first child of the couple Hamëz and Feride, in a large family, he was warmed by the love of his grandparents and uncles. As the grandson of teacher Shaban, education has been primary in the formation of the Bekim. So, he finished primary and secondary school in Skenderaj with diligence and dedication. With the completion of high school, in 1992 the political situation was extremely aggravated in our country. This situation did not spare even the 18-year-old Bekim. Bekim's opportunities for university education had diminished and his stay in Kosovo as the son of the political resistance ideologue Hamëz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Isufi
Bekim Isufi (born 2 January 1976) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Kosovo national under-20 team. Club career Drita Isufi became a famous football player in Kosovo, while playing for Drita in the 2002–03 season and where he had won captain armband for the first time in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. International career On 7 September 2002. Isufi made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Albania after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Xhevdet Llumnica. Coaching career Fourth term at Drita On 5 November 2017, Isufi became the manager of Drita for a second time, and did the miracle finishing the 2017–18 season as the champion of 29 unbeaten matches and assure participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League preliminary round. On 26 June 2018, Drita beat Andorran side FC Santa Coloma at Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar and became the first Kosovar side to win a UEFA Champions L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Iliazi
Bekim Iliazi (born 31 December 1993) is an Albanian footballer who most recently played for FK Kukësi in the Albanian Superliga. He played for Sopoti Librazhd KF Sopoti is an Albanian sports club based in Librazhd. The club currently competes in the Kategoria e Dytë, the third tier of football in Albania. History They were founded in 1948 under the name ''KS Albania Tabak Librazhd'', and they play t ... in the first half of 2014–15 season. at Soccerway References External links * 1993 births Living people[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Halilaj
Bekim Halilaj is the majority shareholder and president of Albanian football club Luftëtari. Early life Halilaj was convicted of fraud in Albania in 1996 and was sentenced to five years in prison, but he did not serve any prison time as he moved to Greece shortly after the conviction. He settled in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ... where he lived for over a decade before his sentence was pardoned and he was able to return to Albania. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Halilaj, Bekim Living people 20th-century Albanian people 21st-century Albanian people Albanian businesspeople Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Erkoceviç
Bekim Erkoçeviç (born 23 April 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for German Bremen-Liga club Vatan Sport Bremen. Club career Early career Erkoçeviç made his debut on the last day of the 2010–11 campaign away to Bylis Ballsh in a 2–0 loss, coming on as a substitute for Ndriçim Shtubina in the 62nd minute. He was an unused substitute in the Europa League against Birkirkara on 30 June 2011. Erkoçeviç left the club on 12 August 2012 after struggling to find minutes to play as he concluded 2011–12 with only 14 league matches, only 4 of them as starter. Apolonia Fier On 10 January 2014, Erkoçeviç came at Apolonia Fier KF Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their home ... on a one-week trial. Ten days later, he successfully passed the tria ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bekim Dema
Bekim Dema (born 30 March 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër. Club career Early career Dema joined Vllaznia Shkodër's under-17 side in 2008, where he played for two years before leaving to join German youth side FBG Schwerte in 2010, where he remained for a year. In July 2011 he went on a trial with newly promoted Pierwsza Liga side Zawisza Bydgoszcz along with fellow Albanian U19 international Enio Petro. This trial however proved to be unsuccessful and he returned to Albania to join Vllaznia's U19 team in 2011. Dema left the club on 11 June 2015 as a free agent. Skënderbeu Korçë Dema left Vllaznia Shkodërat the end of the 2014–15 season and on 13 June 2015 joined Albanian Superliga champions Skënderbeu Korçë on a free transfer. Dema failed to make an impact during his spell, and after three league appearances throughout the season, he announced his departure in June 2016. Kukësi On 16 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |