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Kreshnik Çipi

Kreshnik Çipi

Albanian footballer and politician

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]

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Football career

Club

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

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

1991[6]
1985, 1988[7]

Personal life

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Parliamentary group". pd.al.
  2. [2]
    "List of elected members". Albanian parliament. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Kreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. [4]
    Rrapo Taho: Jam me rregulloren, por FSHF e di se pa Flamurtarin nuk ka kampionat - Sot News (in Albanian)
  5. [5]
    "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. [6]
    Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
  7. [7]
    Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
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