Elvin Beqiri (born 27 September 1980) is a former

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, 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

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and

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Club career

Beqiri returned to his first club Vllaznia Shkodër on 12 July 2012 by penning a two-year contract. During his presentation, Beqiri stated that he will end his professional career at Vllaznia. He decided to retire from football after the end of 2014–15 season, ending his sixteen-year career.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a January 2002 friendly match against Macedonia in

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and earned a total of 47 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2009

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match against

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* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Shkodër Albanian men's footballers Albanian football managers Men's association football defenders Albania men's international footballers KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Albanian expatriate men's footballers FC Metalurh Donetsk players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Russian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel FC Arsenal Kyiv players Khazar Lankaran FK players Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Albania-footy-defender-stub