Elvin Beqiri (born 27 September 1980) is a former
Albanian footballer
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, who spent the mayority of his career playing
Vllaznia Shkodër. Beqiri was also an international footballer, having 47 caps for the
Albania national team. His former teams included
Metalurh Donetsk,
Alania Vladikavkaz,
Maccabi Tel Aviv and
Khazar Lankaran.
Club career
Beqiri returned to his first club
Vllaznia Shkodër on 12 July 2012 by penning a two-year contract.
During his presentation, Beqiri stated that he will end his professional career at Vllaznia.
He decided to retire from football after the end of 2014–15 season, ending his sixteen-year career.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
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in a January 2002 friendly match against
Macedonia
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in
Bahrain
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and earned a total of 47 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2009
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
match against
Sweden
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in
Solna
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
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Player details
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1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Shkodër
Albanian men's footballers
Albanian football managers
Men's association football defenders
Albania men's international footballers
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
Albanian expatriate men's footballers
FC Metalurh Donetsk players
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Ukrainian Premier League players
FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Russian Premier League players
Israeli Premier League players
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
FC Arsenal Kyiv players
Khazar Lankaran FK players
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
21st-century Albanian sportsmen
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