Elvin Beqiri

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Elvin Beqiri
Personal information
Full name Elvin Beqiri
Date of birth (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Albania U17 (manager)
Youth career
1995–1999 Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Vllaznia 83 (6)
2003–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 49 (0)
2005 Alania Vladikavkaz 7 (0)
2005–2006 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 (0)
2006–2008 Metalurh Donetsk 11 (0)
2008–2009 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2009–2010 Vllaznia 48 (5)
2010–2012 Khazar Lankaran 60 (4)
2012–2015 Vllaznia 74 (2)
International career
2002–2009 Albania 47 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Albania U17
2023 Cherry Beach Soccer Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvin Beqiri (born 27 September 1980) is a former Albanian footballer, 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[edit]

Beqiri returned to his first club Vllaznia Shkodër on 12 July 2012 by penning a two-year contract.[1] During his presentation, Beqiri stated that he will end his professional career at Vllaznia.[1] He decided to retire from football after the end of 2014–15 season, ending his sixteen-year career.[2]

International career[edit]

He made his debut for Albania in a January 2002 friendly match against Macedonia in Bahrain and earned a total of 47 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an October 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden in Solna.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 17 December 2013[4][5]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1999–2000 Vllaznia Shkodër Albanian Superliga 11 0 0 0 11 0
2000–01 21 3 21 3
2001–02 26 3 4 0 30 3
2002–03 25 0 - 25 0
2003–04 Metalurh Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League 23 0 2 0 25 0
2004–05 23 0 3 0 26 0
2005–06 4 0 0 0 4 0
2005 Alania Vladikavkaz RFPL 6 0 - 6 0
2005–06 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli Premier League 12 0 - 12 0
2006–07 Metalurh Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 - 8 0
2007–08 Arsenal Kyiv 0 0 - 0 0
2007–08 Vllaznia Shkodër Albanian Superliga 6 0 - 6 0
2008–09 26 3 4 0 30 3
2009–10 16 2 4 0 20 2
2009–10[6] Khazar Lankaran[7] Azerbaijan Premier League 14 0 4 1 - 18 1
2010–11[8] 24 4 1 0 2 0 27 4
2011–12[9] 22 0 1 0 1 0 24 0
2012–13 Vllaznia Shkodër Albanian Superliga 22 0 3 0 - 25 0
2013–14 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
Total Albania 164 11 3 0 12 0 176 11
Ukraine 58 0 5 0 63 0
Russia 6 0 0 0 6 0
Israel 12 0 0 0 12 0
Azerbaijan 60 4 6 1 3 0 69 5
Career total 300 15 9 1 20 0 335 16

International[edit]

Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 4 0
2003 10 0
2004 6 0
2005 8 0
2006 4 0
2007 3 0
2008 5 0
2009 7 0
Total 47 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Prezantohet mbrojtësi Elvin Beqiri: Do ta mbyll karrierën tek ekipi i Vllaznisë" [The defender Elvin Beqiri presented: I will end my career at Vllaznia] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Elvin Beqiri e vendos: Po i jap fund karrierës si futbollist" [Elvin Beqiri decides: I'm ending my career as footballer] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. ^ "Elvin Beqiri". national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ "E. BEQIRI". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Premier League Stats 2009/10" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Statistics: Players". lankaranfc.com/az/. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Premier League Stats 2011/12" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

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