Refik Halili is the chairman and main sponsor of

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 ...

. Since 2003, Halili had been one of the sponsors of the club. His duty as Chairman of

started on May 29, 2008. He is a businessman and founder and owner of one of

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's leading industrial companies Halili Sh.p.k.

2008-2009

At that time (end of 2007-2008 season)

had ended the

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

in 6th place. When Halili started his new job as Tirana's Chairman, his first step in his job was to hire Bosnian coach

Blaž Slišković Blaž "Baka" Slišković (; born 30 May 1959) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. As a player, Slišković was capped 26 times for Yugoslavia in th ...

for the 2008-2009 season. The new coach gave his resignations and was substituted by coach

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 ...

and eventually by coach

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. As a result

was led by three different managers in the 2008-2009 season, however the club won the

, 4 points ahead of second placed Vllaznia.

2009-2010

At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Halili was confirmed as

's president. Right after that he hired Croatian coach,

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. The Croat was sacked after barely four weeks into the season and replaced by

Devi Muka Devi Muka (born 21 December 1976 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired footballer who has spent the majority of his career playing for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga as a midfielder. Club career Early career and Croatia Muka started his car ...

2010 FSHF run

Refik Halili was one of the two contenders to the

FSHF The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the Fir ...

president seat challenging

Armand Duka Armand Duka (born 7 October 1962) is head of the Albanian Football Association The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albani ...

in the 2010 elections. He came second and Duka started his third term to the presidency of the FSHF.From UEFA's website last viewed 3/16/2010
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References

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