Arben Arbëri (born 6 January 1964) is an

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 ...

n retired football player who is known for winning the Albanian Golden Boot for being the top goalscorer of the 1986-87 Albanian Superliga with 14 goals.

Club career

Arbëri played primarily as a striker for Tomori Berat in Albania and

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

in Greece.

International career

He made his debut for

in an October 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match away at Sweden and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1990 European Championship qualification match against

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Personal life

His older brother Theodhor Arbëri was also a footballer who played for Tomori Berat during the 1980s and his younger brother Klodian have also played for Tomori Berat amongst other teams in Albania, while he also briefly played in Slovenia with NK Maribor. His nephews Gersi and Polizoi are also footballers who currently play for Tomori Berat and Flamurtari Vlorë respectively.

Honours

Personal

* Albanian Superliga top scorer (1): 1986-87 * Albanian First Division top scorer (1): 1987-8890 vite histori futbolli tek Tomori

References

External links

* 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Berat Association football forwards Albanian footballers Albania international footballers FK Tomori Berat players PAS Giannina F.C. players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Albania-footy-forward-stub