RUDI VATA SIGNING AT WATERSTONES

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04 Aug

RUDI VATA SIGNING AT WATERSTONES

Pitch author and former Celtic player and Albanian international captain Rudi Vata will be at Glasgow Waterstones, Argyle Street on 26th September from 6.30pm to discuss and sign copies of his brand new autobiography, Football, Freedom and Paradise, alongside his co-author Gerard McDade.

Tickets must be pre-booked via Waterstones and are priced £27 and include a copy of the book, with Rudi and Gerry will be happy to sign. Click here to book your ticket.

Football, Freedom and Paradise! is the fascinating and inspirational autobiography of former footballer Rudi Vata, a man who overcame state oppression to attain the most basic of human necessities - his freedom.

Born in Albania in 1969, he was raised under the oppressive communist dictatorship that ruled the country for decades. In a regime that curtailed all the basic freedoms of civilised society, Rudi determined that, 'You do not choose to be born under a dictatorship, but you choose whether to live under it.' He dreamt of the ambition of being free to travel the world and earn his living as a professional footballer.

Rudi devoted himself to football - the sport that would provide his road to freedom and self-determination. After playing for his country in France in 1991, he defected and sought political asylum. Thus began the adventure that would take him around the world to play the beautiful game, most notably in a successful spell at Celtic FC, and live as a free man.

This is not just a football story - it's the tale of a man who fought for his freedom, and who to this day never takes that freedom for granted. The evening will consist of chat, readings from the book and finish with a signing session.