Kreshnik Çipi

Kreshnik Çipi (born 15 February 1958) is an Albanian retired footballer who played for Flamurtari and the Albania national team. He later became a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.^[1][2]

Kreshnik Çipi

Personal information
Full name	Kreshnik Çipi
Date of birth	(1958-02-15) 15 February 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Vlorë, Albania
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1973–1977	Flamurtari
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1992	Flamurtari
International career
1980–1992	Albania	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kreshnik Çipi
Member of the Albanian parliament
In office 2009–2013
Personal details
Political party	Democratic Party

Football career

Club

Çipi started out as a winger, moved to fullback and ended up as a central defender.^[3] 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, Alfred Ferko and Alfred Zijai.^[4]

International

He made his debut for Albania in an October 1980 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Spain.^[5]

Honours

• Albanian Superliga: 1

1991^[6]

• Albanian Cup: 2

1985, 1988^[7]

Personal life

His nephew Geri^[3] also played for Flamurtari and the national team.