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Elvin Beqiri
Albanian footballer
Elvin Beqiri (born 27 September 1980) is a former Albanian footballer, who spent the mayority of his career playing Vllaznia Shkodër. Beqiri was also an international footballer, having 47 caps for the Albania national team. His former teams included Metalurh Donetsk, Alania Vladikavkaz, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Khazar Lankaran.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvin Beqiri | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albania U17 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Vllaznia | 83 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Metalurh Donetsk | 49 | (0) |
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Metalurh Donetsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Vllaznia | 48 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Khazar Lankaran | 60 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Vllaznia | 74 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Albania | 47 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Albania U17 | ||
| 2023 | Cherry Beach Soccer Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beqiri returned to his first club Vllaznia Shkodër on 12 July 2012 by penning a two-year contract.[1] During his presentation, Beqiri stated that he will end his professional career at Vllaznia.[1] He decided to retire from football after the end of 2014–15 season, ending his sixteen-year career.[2]
He made his debut for Albania in a January 2002 friendly match against Macedonia in Bahrain and earned a total of 47 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden in Solna.[3]
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1999–2000 | Vllaznia Shkodër | Albanian Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | Metalurh Donetsk | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | RFPL | 6 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Israeli Premier League | 12 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Metalurh Donetsk | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Vllaznia Shkodër | Albanian Superliga | 6 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10[6] | Khazar Lankaran[7] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[8] | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12[9] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Vllaznia Shkodër | Albanian Superliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | Albania | 164 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 176 | 11 | |
| Ukraine | 58 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| Russia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Israel | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | 60 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 335 | 16 | ||
International
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 |
- "Prezantohet mbrojtësi Elvin Beqiri: Do ta mbyll karrierën tek ekipi i Vllaznisë" [The defender Elvin Beqiri presented: I will end my career at Vllaznia] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Elvin Beqiri e vendos: Po i jap fund karrierës si futbollist" [Elvin Beqiri decides: I'm ending my career as footballer] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- "Elvin Beqiri". national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- "E. BEQIRI". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- "Premier League Stats 2009/10" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Statistics: Players". lankaranfc.com/az/. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Premier League Stats 2011/12" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- Elvin Beqiri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player details
- Profile on Khazar Lankaran FC website
- Elvin Beqiri at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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