Admir Teli (born 2 June 1981) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career in Albania and Azerbaijan, where he collected more than 400 appearances by representing Vllaznia Shkodër and Qarabağ, winning six major trophies in the process. Teli began his senior international career in 2006 with

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and went on earning 19 caps until 2013.

Club career

Teli played for

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in the 2005–06 Albanian Superliga season. After playing well for the club, he was given a surprise move to the biggest team in

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. However, he only ended up spending a few months at the club because he moved to Vllaznia Shkoder only two months later. He enjoyed a good spell there, notably winning the cup in the 2007–08 season. In the summer of 2008, Teli along with two other players from Vllaznia Shkoder moved to

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after they had been spotted by the

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club Gençlerbirliği, along with

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, Teli got a contract with the reserve team of Gençlerbirliği,

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, for whom he played in 16

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matches. But the young Albanian striker

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managed to get a contract with the parent team Gençlerbirliği. In January 2009 he has signed a two-year contract with

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team

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. Teli left Qarabağ at the end of the 2014–15 season.

International career

Teli has been a former member of Albania national team whom he collected 19 caps.

Career statistics

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Honours

;Vllaznia Shkodër *

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 ...

: 2000–01 *

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 s ...

: 2007–08 *

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Supercup final was not played in the occasions when the champion team won the Double. However, after y ...

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;Qarabağ *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2008–09

References

External links

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on official club website 1981 births Living people Footballers from Shkodër Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Albania men's international footballers KF Vllaznia Shkodër players Hacettepe S.K. footballers Qarabağ FK players Kategoria Superiore players Süper Lig players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan {{Albania-footy-defender-stub