Kristijan Ipša
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristijan Ipša | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
Place of birth |
Poreč, SR Croatia SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Funtana | |||
Jadran Poreč | |||
2000–2004 | Varteks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Varteks | 63 | (6) |
2007–2008 | Energie Cottbus | 4 | (0) |
2008–2013 | Midtjylland | 89 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Reggina | 28 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Petrolul Ploiești | 21 | (1) |
2016 | Piast Gliwice | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2002 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Croatia U17 | 6 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Croatia U19 | 20 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Croatia U20 | 5 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Croatia U21 | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kristijan Ipša (born 4 April 1986) is a Croatian former professional footballer of Slovenian heritage who played as a central defender. He is a former Croatian youth international.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Poreč, Ipša started his professional career in the youth ranks of NK Varteks. He became a regular in the Varteks squad in 2004 at just 18 years of age. His stellar defensive play was noticed and in the summer of 2007 he made a move to FC Energie Cottbus, thought to be worth around 500 thousand Euros. In January 2016 he signed half-year contract with Piast Gliwice with option of extending for one more year.[2]
International career
[edit]Ipša has represented the youth ranks of the Croatia national team at the U17, U19 and U21 levels, and has been capped a total of 41 times, scoring two goals. He was a regular at the Croatia national under-21 team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nr.20 – Kristian Ipsa" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Kristijan Ipša nowym piłkarzem Piasta Gliwice". piast-gliwice.eu (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Kristijan Ipša at Soccerway
- Kristijan Ipša at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Kristijan Ipša at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Poreč
- Sportspeople from Istria County
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
- FC Energie Cottbus players
- FC Midtjylland players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- Piast Gliwice players
- Croatian Football League players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Danish Superliga players
- Serie B players
- Liga I players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland