Geri Çipi (born 28 February 1976) 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 former professional

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who played as a centre-back. He most notably played 76 games for

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from 2000 to 2003, and was part of the Albania national team from 1995 to 2005. He was considered to be one of the europe best centre-backs in his prime due to his defensive consistency and awareness, as well as his strength, leadership, and ability in the air. After establishing himself at

Flamurtari Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...

during the early 1990s, Geri moved to Maribor in the summer of 1998.

International career

Çipi made his debut for

in a November 1995

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against

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and earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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Personal life

His uncle KreshnikKreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh
- Telegraf also played for Flamurtari and the national team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipi, Geri 1976 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian footballers Association football central defenders Albania international footballers Flamurtari Vlorë players NK Maribor players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Expatriate footballers in Slovenia K.A.A. Gent players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Eintracht Frankfurt players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany KF Tirana players Albanian expatriate footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

International career

Personal life

International statistics

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