Erion Xhafa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erion Gani Xhafa | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Besa | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Erzeni | 40 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Dinamo Tirana | 118 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Tirana | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Besa | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Dinamo Tirana | 42 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Laçi | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Kastrioti | 35 | (0) |
| 2014 | Dinamo Tirana | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Dinamo Tirana (assistant manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tirana (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Tirana (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Partizani (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2009 | |||
Erion Xhafa (born 31 May 1982) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a defender.
Playing career[edit]
Club[edit]
He started his career with Dinamo Tirana youth team, and played for Erzeni Shijak for one year, then back to Dinamo Tirana until 2007. In the Summer of 2007 he was transferred to Tirana which was the holder of the championship title at that time.
International[edit]
He made his debut for Albania in a March 2006 friendly match against Georgia and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an August 2007 friendly against Malta.[1]
Managerial career[edit]
In July 2015, Xhafa was appointed assistant coach to Igli Allmuça at Dinamo Tirana.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Erion is the son of Gani Xhafa, one of the veterans of Albanian team Dinamo Tirana and the Albania team remembered for his great performance against some of the best teams of Europe like Ajax on that heroic game with Tirana, finished 2–2 on 16 September 1970.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Alfred Lleshi (20 July 2015). "Xhafa dhe Gjika, ndihmësit e trajnerit Allmuça te Dinamo" [Xhafa and Gjika, assistants of coach Allmuça at Dinamo] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "KS 17 Nëntori Tirana 2–2 AFC Ajax". World Football. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
External links[edit]
- Erion Xhafa at National-Football-Teams.com
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