Jump to content

Kreshnik Çipi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kreshnik Çipi
Personal information
Full name Kreshnik Çipi
Date of birth (1958-02-15) 15 February 1958 (age 66)
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 partyDemocratic 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]
1991[6]
1985, 1988[7]

Personal life

[edit]

His nephew Geri[3] also played for Flamurtari and the national team.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Parliamentary group". pd.al.
  2. ^ "List of elected members". Albanian parliament. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b Kreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. ^ Rrapo Taho: Jam me rregulloren, por FSHF e di se pa Flamurtarin nuk ka kampionat - Sot News (in Albanian)
  5. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
  7. ^ Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
[edit]