Diyarbakirspor sign Albanian star
Saturday, July 20, 2002
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Diyarbakirspor have signed Albanian international Altin Rraklli from SpVgg Unterhaching.
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Diyarbakirspor have signed Albanian striker Altin Rraklli from German club SpVgg Unterhaching.
Two-year deal
The 32-year-old striker, who has signed a two-year contract with Diyarbakirspor, is one of the leading stars of Albanian football having won over 50 caps for his country and having been voted as Albania's player of the year on three occasions.
German experience
Rraklli has played in Germany for eleven years since leaving his local club, KS Besa of Kavajë. He played for SC Freiburg and Hertha BSC Berlin before signing for Unterhaching in 1997. He has scored 56 goals in 261 matches in German football.
Turkish fame
The Albanian is famous for his movement, skills in the box and strong shot. Rrakli will be familiar to Turkish supporters after he scored two goals for Albania in a friendly against Turkey last year.
