Sylvinho is the first non-Albanian to receive the "Golden Eagle" award. The award was presented to him by Prime Minister Edi Rama on Arbëreshe Day. Rama said that he gave this award to the coach of the national team because he is "an Albanian who will be born soon".
"This is the golden eagle that is intended for special Albanians, Albanians are all special, but who are the special of the special, and you are the first non-Albanian to receive this award, but not because you did what you did , but because you are an Albanian who is born. Very soon, he will accept the Albanian nationality", said Rama.
There was no shortage of jokes at the award ceremony.
Coach Sylvinho : Good evening, thank you very much
Edi Rama: You said this like an arborist
Sylvinho undoubtedly dedicated this award to the red and black players, where he said that without them he would not be where he is today.
"I want to thank all the players, the staff, without the players it would not have been possible for me to receive this award, which is a great honor for me," said the coach. (A2 Televizion)
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