Altin Haxhi (born 17 June 1975) is an Albanian retired
footballer who played as a
defender.
Club career
Haxhi's former clubs include
Shqiponja Gjirokastër,
Panachaiki,
Litex Lovech,
Iraklis,
CSKA Sofia,
Apollon Kalamarias,
Anorthosis Famagusta,
Ergotelis,
APOEL and
Apollon Kalamarias. After the
1998–99 A Group season, he was honored as the best foreign player in Bulgarian football.
During his spell with
APOEL, Haxhi won one
Cypriot Championship, one
Cypriot Cup
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First held in 1934, it i ...
, two
Super Cups and also appeared in three official
group stages matches of the
2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
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in a November 1995
friendly match
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against
Bosnia and earned a total of 67 caps, the 11th highest in the national team's history. He has also scored 3 goals for his country.
His final international was an October 2009
FIFA World Cup qualification match away against
Sweden
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.
International career statistics
International goals
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Gjirokastër
Albanian men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Albania men's international footballers
Luftëtari FC players
Panachaiki F.C. players
FC Lovech players
Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Ergotelis F.C. players
APOEL FC players
Kategoria Superiore players
Super League Greece players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Cypriot First Division players
Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
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