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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, PR 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Albania | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Managerial career
[edit]On 22 April 2016,he was put in charge of the national team of Albania for women .[3]
Personal life
[edit]Armir Grimaj born on 16 June 1974 is an Albanian famous football player. Grimaj is married to Flora Grimaj and they have four children: Morena, Marina, Griselda, and Grimaldi. Grima is also involved in business.
On 22 September 2018, Grimaj was arrested as part of a criminal group named "Bajri" with the accusation of match fixing his innocence was later discovered after 4 months.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Armir Grimaj at National-Football-Teams.com
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