Kreshnik Çipi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kreshnik Çipi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Flamurtari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1992 | Flamurtari | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1992 | Albania | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kreshnik Çipi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Albanian parliament | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Kreshnik Çipi (born 15 February 1958) is an Albanian retired footballer who played for Flamurtari and the Albania national team. He later became a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.[1][2]
Football career
[edit]Club
[edit]Çipi started out as a winger, moved to fullback and ended up as a central defender.[3] He spent his entire playing career with hometown club Flamurtari in the 1980s, captaining the team during the club's golden years involving fellow international players like Sokol Kushta, Rrapo Taho, Petro Ruçi, Alfred Ferko and Alfred Zijai.[4]
International
[edit]He made his debut for Albania in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Albanian Cup: 2
Personal life
[edit]His nephew Geri[3] also played for Flamurtari and the national team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Parliamentary group". pd.al.
- ^ "List of elected members". Albanian parliament. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b Kreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh - Telegraf (in Albanian)
- ^ Rrapo Taho: Jam me rregulloren, por FSHF e di se pa Flamurtarin nuk ka kampionat - Sot News (in Albanian)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
- ^ Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
External links
[edit]- Kreshnik Çipi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Vlorë
- Men's association football central defenders
- Albania men's international footballers
- Flamurtari FC players
- Democratic Party of Albania politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Albania
- Albanian sportsperson-politicians
- 21st-century Albanian politicians
- Footballers from Vlorë
- Albanian men's footballers