Altin Haxhi (born 17 June 1975) is an Albanian retired
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Haxhi's former clubs include
Shqiponja Gjirokastër,
Panachaiki
Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.
The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...
,
Litex Lovech
Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club.
The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...
,
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...
,
CSKA Sofia
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,
Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sport's club from Thessaloniki founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god and its colors are red and black.
History
When thousands of Pontic ...
,
Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...
,
Ergotelis,
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
and
Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sport's club from Thessaloniki founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god and its colors are red and black.
History
When thousands of Pontic ...
. After the
1998–99 A Group
The 1998–99 A Group was the 51st season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the champion ...
season, he was honored as the best foreign player in Bulgarian football.
During his spell with
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
, Haxhi won one
Cypriot Championship
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, one
Cypriot Cup
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, two
Super Cups and also appeared in three official
group stages matches of the
2009–10 UEFA Champions League
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.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
in a November 1995
friendly match
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against
Bosnia and earned a total of 67 caps, the 11th highest in the national team's history. He has also scored 3 goals for his country.
His final international was an October 2009
FIFA World Cup qualification match away against
Sweden.
International career statistics
International goals
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Gjirokastër
Albanian footballers
Association football fullbacks
Albania international footballers
Luftëtari Gjirokastër players
Panachaiki F.C. players
PFC Litex Lovech players
Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
Apollon Pontou FC players
Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players
Ergotelis F.C. players
APOEL FC players
Kategoria Superiore players
Super League Greece players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Cypriot First Division players
Albanian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
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