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My Love for Football Part 7 ft. Liridon Krasniqi

OFC Media Team
October 14 2021
Liridon Krasniqi, the 29-year-old attacking midfielder from Malaysia, is skillful and experienced. He has a unique achievement of playing for the national teams of three different countries – Albania, Kosovo and Malaysia. Coming to Odisha FC as a part of a loan deal with Malaysian professional football Club Johor Darul Ta'zim FC, Liridon is all set to make an impact in the Hero ISL. Ahead of the season, he spoke to the OFC Media Team about his love for the sport and shared his journey. Here are the excerpts of the interview:
 


Love for football

Liridon:
I decided to take up football because I saw a better life, a better future. I saw something great and big coming and I saw other footballers’ life which kept me motivated. I fell in love of the game when I saw the matches on TV, the full stadiums. Especially when I saw Ronaldinho, I got that vitamin to say that yeah! I just want to play football. 

Childhood role model

Liridon:
My childhood role models were definitely Muhammad Ali and Ronaldinho. Back in the days, Muhammad Ali was an inspiration to me as he was a game-changer in himself. He was trying to guide people and help people in many ways. The way he was doing his sports, he just inspired me and many. Ronaldinho was just like the best example in football. If you see him on the pitch you see joy, smile, and happiness. He was playing without any doubt during his best time. You won’t see this in any other footballer nowadays.

Biggest Inspiration 

Liridon:
My biggest inspiration is always my father. The reason is I saw him grow with my mother in bad circumstances back in the days with a low salary and away from home in Germany. He is just my inspiration because he knows how to handle the situation and how to manage everything. The way he was working and trying to keep us happy and give us a beautiful life, this is what is an inspiration for me. 

Other sports he follows

Liridon:
I follow boxing and sometimes basketball. I don’t like the game of basketball in specific but I just like the way everything that goes around the sport. I love the style, fashion etc. In boxing, I like the games.  

Aim and aspirations

Liridon:
My goal for the future is to try to be always successful both inside and outside the pitch. I will try to create history doesn’t matter wherever I go. Will try to do something beside the pitch which is missing. Goals, assists, winning champion titles will always be the most important things for me on the pitch. 

The biggest moment of his career so far

Liridon:
I have got a lot of great moments and it will take a while to tell all my great moments. But, one of my greatest moments was when I have won titles and when I was chosen as the best player and got individual trophies. The most important moment was when I was playing in Malaysia in 2016 in front of 120,000 people and my mother was watching me live for the first time in a big crowd like that. Everything was like perfect as my sisters also came with my mother and they were enjoying it.  
 

My Love for Football Part 7 ft. Liridon Krasniqi

OFC Media Team
October 14 2021
Liridon Krasniqi, the 29-year-old attacking midfielder from Malaysia, is skillful and experienced. He has a unique achievement of playing for the national teams of three different countries – Albania, Kosovo and Malaysia. Coming to Odisha FC as a part of a loan deal with Malaysian professional football Club Johor Darul Ta'zim FC, Liridon is all set to make an impact in the Hero ISL. Ahead of the season, he spoke to the OFC Media Team about his love for the sport and shared his journey. Here are the excerpts of the interview:
 


Love for football

Liridon:
I decided to take up football because I saw a better life, a better future. I saw something great and big coming and I saw other footballers’ life which kept me motivated. I fell in love of the game when I saw the matches on TV, the full stadiums. Especially when I saw Ronaldinho, I got that vitamin to say that yeah! I just want to play football. 

Childhood role model

Liridon:
My childhood role models were definitely Muhammad Ali and Ronaldinho. Back in the days, Muhammad Ali was an inspiration to me as he was a game-changer in himself. He was trying to guide people and help people in many ways. The way he was doing his sports, he just inspired me and many. Ronaldinho was just like the best example in football. If you see him on the pitch you see joy, smile, and happiness. He was playing without any doubt during his best time. You won’t see this in any other footballer nowadays.

Biggest Inspiration 

Liridon:
My biggest inspiration is always my father. The reason is I saw him grow with my mother in bad circumstances back in the days with a low salary and away from home in Germany. He is just my inspiration because he knows how to handle the situation and how to manage everything. The way he was working and trying to keep us happy and give us a beautiful life, this is what is an inspiration for me. 

Other sports he follows

Liridon:
I follow boxing and sometimes basketball. I don’t like the game of basketball in specific but I just like the way everything that goes around the sport. I love the style, fashion etc. In boxing, I like the games.  

Aim and aspirations

Liridon:
My goal for the future is to try to be always successful both inside and outside the pitch. I will try to create history doesn’t matter wherever I go. Will try to do something beside the pitch which is missing. Goals, assists, winning champion titles will always be the most important things for me on the pitch. 

The biggest moment of his career so far

Liridon:
I have got a lot of great moments and it will take a while to tell all my great moments. But, one of my greatest moments was when I have won titles and when I was chosen as the best player and got individual trophies. The most important moment was when I was playing in Malaysia in 2016 in front of 120,000 people and my mother was watching me live for the first time in a big crowd like that. Everything was like perfect as my sisters also came with my mother and they were enjoying it.