Kreshnik Çipi (born 15 February 1958) is an Albanian retired football player and was a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.

Football career

Club

Çipi started out as a winger, moved to fullback and ended up as a central defender.Kreshnik Çipi: Kapiteni që solli rilindjen e bujshme të Flamurtarit të madh
- Telegraf He spent his entire playing career with hometown club

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International

He made his debut for Albania in an October 1980

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match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1992

match against Spain.

Honours

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

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Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

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Personal life

His nephew Geri also played for Flamurtari and the national team.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cipi, Kreshnik 1958 births Living people People from Vlorë Men's association football central defenders Albania men's international footballers Flamurtari FC players Democratic Party of Albania politicians Members of the Parliament of Albania Albanian sportsperson-politicians 21st-century Albanian politicians Footballers from Vlorë Albanian footballers