Kreshnik Çipi (born 15 February 1958) is an Albanian retired

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who played for Flamurtari and the Albania national team. He later became a member of the

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for the

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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 Flamurtari in the 1980s, captaining the team during the club's golden years involving fellow international players like Sokol Kushta, Rrapo Taho, Petro Ruçi,

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and Alfred Zijai.

International

He made his debut for

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in an October 1980

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match against

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

match against

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Honours

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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 men's footballers 20th-century Albanian sportsmen