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Geri Çipi

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Geri Çipi
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-02-28) 28 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Flamurtari
Vllaznia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 Flamurtari 85 (2)
1998–2000 Maribor 42 (2)
2000–2003 Gent 76 (2)
2003 Eintracht Frankfurt 13 (0)
2004 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 11 (0)
2004–2005 Tirana 14 (0)
Total 241 (6)
International career
1995–2005 Albania 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geri Çipi (born 28 February 1976) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1] He notably played 76 games for Gent from 2000 to 2003, and was part of the Albania national team from 1995 to 2005. After establishing himself at Flamurtari during the early 1990s, Çipi moved to Maribor in the summer of 1998.

International career

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Çipi made his debut for Albania in a November 1995 friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina and earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was a June 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Georgia.[3]

Personal life

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His uncle Kreshnik[4] also played for Flamurtari and the national team.

Career statistics

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Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 1 0
2000 8 0
2001 7 0
2002 3 0
2003 10 0
2004 2 0
2005 3 0
Total 34 0

References

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  1. ^ "Cipi, Geri" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Albania - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ Kreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh - Telegraf (in Albanian)
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