Armir Grimaj
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 June 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Vllaznia Shkodër | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1998 | Vllaznia | 124 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Ethnikos | 2 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Vllaznia | 11 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Dinamo Tirana | 13 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Partizani | 2 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Vllaznia | 45 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Partizani | 0 | (0) |
2005–2011 | Vllaznia | 123 | (0) |
Total | 320 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1998–2000 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Vllaznia | ||
2015–2016 | Vllaznia | ||
2016– | Albania (women) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Armir Grimaj (born 16 June 1974) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Albania women's national team.
Club career
Born in Shkodër, he played the majority of his career for hometown club Vllaznia and had a spell abroad with Ethnikos Piraeus in the Greek Super League[1]
International career
He made his debut for Albania in a February 1998 Malta Tournament match against Georgia and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2000 Malta Tournament match against Andorra. [2]
International statistics
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Albania | 1998 | 2 | 0 |
2000 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Managerial career
On 22 April 2016, he was appointed at the helm of the women's national team, replacing the departed Altin Rraklli.[3]
Personal life
On 22 September 2018, Grimaj was arrested as part of a criminal group named "Bajri" with the accusation of match fixing.[4]
References
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece 1998/99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Armir Grimaj - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Armir Grimaj, trajneri i ri i kombëtares së femrave" [Armir Grimaj, the new coach of women's national team] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Ish portieri i Vllaznisë, Armir Grimaj në listën e 11 të arrestuarve" [Ex-Vllaznia goalkeeper Armir Grimaj in the list of 11 arrested] (in Albanian). TV Klan. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
- Armir Grimaj at National-Football-Teams.com
- CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Shkodër
- Albanian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Albania international footballers
- KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
- FK Dinamo Tirana players
- FK Partizani Tirana players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Albanian football managers
- KF Vllaznia Shkodër managers
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kategoria Superiore managers
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