Visar Kastrati
Kastrati in 2022
Born (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986
Prizren, Kosovo
Other occupation Software engineer
Domestic
Years League Role
2010– FFK Referee
2017– Superliga Referee
International
Years League Role
2020– FIFA listed Referee

Visar Kastrati is a Kosovan football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2020 and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.

In 2023, Kastrati was awarded by Football Federation of Kosova as the "Best Referee of the Year".[1][2][3][4][5]

In 2022, he was named "Best Sports Referee of the Year" by the local Municipality in Prishtina.[6][7][8]

Refereeing career

Kastrati has been promoted as a referee in the Kosovo Superliga, the national top-flight, during the 2016–17 season; in the same season, he started attending UEFA’s Centre of Refereeing Excellence (CORE) program,[9] and eventually became a FIFA referee in 2020.[10]

On 13 October 2020, Kastrati refereed his first international match, taking charge of a 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifier between Romania and Malta.[11][12]

In September 2022, Kastrati was appointed to referee the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match between Gent and Shamrock Rovers.[13]

In June 2023, he refereed Kosovo Cup Final match between SC Gjilani and FC Prishtina. A day before, he refereed Relegation match between FC Ferizaj and FC Liria.[14]

Personal life

Kastrati has a degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Sheffield.[15] Beyond refereeing, he works as an information technology consulting at the Central Election Commission in Kosovo.

Since 2021, he also works as a lead VAR instructor for the Football Federation of Kosovo.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Visar Kastrati merr çmimin 'Referi më i mirë'". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Visar Kastrati, shpallet gjyqtari më i mirë i vitit nga FFK". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Visar Kastrati, gjyqtari më i mirë për vitin 2023". Klan Kosova (in Albanian). 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Visar Kastrati, gjyqtari i vitit 2023". Gazeta Express (in Albanian). 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ↑ "Visar Kastrati merr çmimin 'Referi më i mirë'". Lajmi.net. 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  6. ↑ "Visar Kastrati, gjyqtari më i mirë për vitin 2022 në Prishtinë". demokracia.com (in Albanian). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gjykoi ndeshje vendore e ndërkombëtare, Kastrati: Viti 2022 ishte më i suksesshmi deri më tash në karrierën time". GazetaBlic (in Albanian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Delegohen gjyqtarët për javën e 25-të në Superligë, Visar Kastrati i besohet derbi". Gazeta Express (in Albanian). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tre gjyqtarë nga Kosova diplomojnë në UEFA Core". TOP Sporti (in Albanian). 13 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "2024 Refereeing International Lists". FIFA. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kështu performuan gjyqtarët kosovarë në arenën ndërkombëtare". Periskopi.com (in Albanian). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Romania-Malta | Under-21 2021". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Visar Kastrati delegohet nga UEFA në ndeshjen e grupeve të Ligës së Konferencës: Gent – Shamrock Rovers". Indeksonline (in Albanian). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Në Kosovë, arbitri gjykon dy finale brenda 24 orëve". SuperSport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  15. ↑ "UBT News". UBT - Higher Education Institution. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "How would VAR work in Scotland?". BBC Sport. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Po vazhdon trajnimi i gjeneratës së dytë për VAR-AVAR". Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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