Geri Çipi (born 28 February 1976) is an Albanian former professional

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who played as a

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. He 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. After establishing himself at Flamurtari during the early 1990s, Çipi moved to

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in the summer of 1998.

International career

Çipi made his debut for

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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

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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 men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Albania men's international footballers Slovenian PrvaLiga players Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Flamurtari FC players NK Maribor players K.A.A. Gent players Eintracht Frankfurt players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players KF Tirana players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany