Kristijan Ipša (born 4 April 1986) is a Croatian
footballer
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of Slovenian heritage who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. He is a former
Croatian youth international.
Club career
Born in
Poreč
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, Ipša started his professional career in the youth ranks of
NK Varteks. He became a regular in the Varteks squad in 2004 at just 18 years of age. His stellar defensive play was noticed and in the summer of 2007 he made a move to
FC Energie Cottbus
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, thought to be worth around 500 thousand Euros. In January 2016 he signed half-year contract with
Piast Gliwice
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with option of extending for one more year.
International career
Ipša has represented the youth ranks of the
Croatian national team at the U17, U19 and U21 levels, and has been capped a total of 41 times, scoring two goals. He was a regular at the
Croatian national under-21 team.
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1986 births
Living people
People from Poreč
Association football central defenders
Croatian footballers
Croatia youth international footballers
Croatia under-21 international footballers
NK Varaždin players
FC Energie Cottbus players
FC Midtjylland players
Reggina 1914 players
Piast Gliwice players
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
Croatian Football League players
Bundesliga players
Danish Superliga players
Serie B players
Ekstraklasa players
Liga I players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Denmark
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Poland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy