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 2022, he was named "Best Sports Referee of the Year" by the local Municipality in Prishtina.
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, and eventually became a FIFA referee in 2020.
On 13 October 2020, Kastrati refereed his first international match, taking charge of a 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifier between Romania and Malta.
In September 2022, Kastrati was appointed to referee the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match between Gent and Shamrock Rovers.
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.
Personal life
Kastrati has a degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering and Telecommunications at the University of Sheffield. Beyond refereeing, he works as an IT consultant at the Central Election Commission in Kosovo.
Since 2021, he also works as a lead VAR instructor for the Football Federation of Kosovo.