“Milot is a role model for us”

Students from Kosovo visit Rashica in Bremen
Milot Rashica poses with the visiting students from Hamburg and Prizren, Kosovo (Photo: WERDER.DE).
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Friday, 05.04.2019 / 18:40

Milot Rashica has been in great form recently. And, a day after putting his team up 1-0 in the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal, the striker is still in demand. Exchange students from Kosovo visited the 22-year-old on Thursday, together with their German exchange partners from Hamburg-Blankenese.

Rashica is a legend for the young students from Kosovo. Or perhaps a “junior legend,” as Rashica himself admits. “Kosovars are huge football fans, which is evident when the national team plays. Both younger and older people are obsessed with football and support us,” Rashica said.

WERDER.de spoke with three students from the visiting class about what football means to Kosovo, their idol Milot Rashica, and their visit to the Weser Stadium.

“He’s a big inspiration”

Luan, 16, from Prizren (Kosovo): “He’s an inspiration and a motivator. He’s an example to many young people from our country of what you can achieve with hard work. He’s made it to one of the biggest football leagues in the world. I can definitely say that he’s a big source of motivation for me and he’s a symbol to many people of what you can achieve. He’s a role model for us.”

“That makes me feel proud, especially of Milot”

Emona, 16, from Prizren (Kosovo): “I can’t describe what it’s like for me to know that a player from Kosovo is part of one of the strongest clubs in Germany. I’m definitely a football fan, especially when our national team plays. That makes me feel proud, especially of Milot. Meeting him was really great, and he took the time to answer all our questions. It was exciting to meet him and to be here in Bremen.”

“It’s amazing that he’s made it here”

Endrit, 17, from Prizren (Kosovo): “Milot Rashica is one of my idols, and the same goes for many other Kosovars, especially young people. I think it’s amazing that someone from such a small town in a small country was able to make it here to the Bundesliga. On top of that, he’s been the league’s top goal scorer since the winter. He’s proven what he can do. I really admire him.”

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