Armir Grimaj

Armir Grimaj
Personal information
Date of birth	16 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1998	Vllaznia Shkodër
1998–1999	Ethnikos
1999–2000	Vllaznia Shkodër
2000–2001	Dinamo Tirana
2001–2002	Partizani Tirana
2002–2004	Vllaznia Shkodër
2004–2005	Partizani Tirana
2005–2011	Vllaznia Shkodër
Total
International career
1998–2000	Albania
Managerial career
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

He previously played for Ethnikos Piraeus in the Greek Super League^[1] and has been playing for Vllaznia Shkodër since 1999.

Source:^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Albania	1998	2
Albania	2000	2
Total		4

On 22 April 2016, he was appointed at the helm of the women's national team, replacing the departed Altin Rraklli.^[3]

On 22 September 2018, Grimaj was arrested as part of a criminal group named "Bajri" with the accusation of match fixing.^[4]

^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece 1998/99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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.

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