Elvin Beqiri

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 Albanian national team. His former teams included Metalurh Donetsk, Alania Vladikavkaz, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Khazar Lankaran.

Elvin Beqiri
Personal information
Full name Elvin Beqiri
Date of birth (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Albania U17 (manager)
Youth career
1995–1999 Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Vllaznia 83 (6)
2003–2004 Metalurh Donetsk 49 (0)
2004–2005 Alania Vladikavkaz 7 (0)
2005–2006 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 (0)
2006–2008 Metalurh Donetsk 11 (0)
2008–2008 Arsenal Kyiv 0 (0)
2008–2010 Vllaznia 48 (5)
2010–2012 Khazar Lankaran 60 (4)
2012–2015 Vllaznia 74 (2)
National team
2002–2009 Albania 47 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Albania U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

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

Club
As of 17 December 2013[4][5]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1999–2000Vllaznia ShkodërAlbanian Superliga11000110
2000–01213213
2001–0226340303
2002–03250-250
2003–04Metalurh DonetskUkrainian Premier League23020250
2004–0523030260
2005–06400040
2005Alania VladikavkazRFPL60-60
2005–06Maccabi Tel AvivIsraeli Premier League120-120
2006–07Metalurh DonetskUkrainian Premier League80-80
2007–08Arsenal Kyiv00-00
2007–08Vllaznia ShkodërAlbanian Superliga60-60
2008–0926340303
2009–1016240202
2009–10[6]Khazar Lankaran[7]Azerbaijan Premier League14041-181
2010–11[8]2441020274
2011–12[9]2201010240
2012–13Vllaznia ShkodërAlbanian Superliga22030-250
2013–1411000-110
Total Albania 164113012017611
Ukraine 58050630
Russia 600060
Israel 12000120
Azerbaijan 6046130695
Career total 300159120033516

International
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200240
2003100
200460
200580
200640
200730
200850
200970
Total470

References
  1. "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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