Përparim Kovaçi (born 8 January 1956 in Berat) is a former Albanian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player and coach who spent nearly all of his career at

Tomori Berat KF Tomori is an Albanian football club based in the city of Berat. The club's home ground is the Tomori Stadium and they currently participate in the Kategoria e Parë. History The sport of football was introduced to the city of Berat in the ear ...

, where he is the club's top goalscorer with over 100 league goals scored.

Club career

He was the Kategoria Superiore's top goalscorer in the 1979/80 season with 18 goals.Përparim Kovaçi: Po luhet një Superiore e mirë, kryesueset bëjnë diferencën në tregues cilësorë
- Telegraf He was loaned to

Flamurtari Flamurtari FC is a professional Football team, football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and ...

for their

1980–81 Balkans Cup The 1980–81 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 6 teams and Velež Mostar won the trophy. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ...

games against Velež Mostar and AEK Athens, scoring in both games against Velež.

International career

A fast striker, then national coach Loro Boriçi deemed him too small in build for the national team and preferred the likes of Albanian legends

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and

Agustin Kola Agustin Kola (born 10 May 1959), is an Albanian professional football coach and retired player. He played most of his career at 17 Nëntori Tirana where he established himself as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, winning several ...

.Përparim Kovaçi, “pantera” e Beratit që u rebelua për një frigorifer
- Panorama

References

1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Berat Men's association football forwards Albanian men's footballers KF Tomori players Flamurtari FC players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian football managers KF Tomori managers {{Albania-footy-forward-stub