Kristijan Ipša

Kristijan Ipša

Personal information
Full name	Kristijan Ipša
Date of birth	(1986-04-04) 4 April 1986
Place of birth	Poreč, SR Croatia SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
	Funtana
	Jadran Poreč
2000–2004	Varteks Varaždin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Varteks Varaždin	63	(6)
2007–2008	Energie Cottbus	4	(0)
2008–2013	Midtjylland	89	(2)
2013–2014	Reggina Calcio	28	(0)
2014–2015	Petrolul Ploiești	21	(1)
2016	Piast Gliwice	4	(0)
International career‡
2002	Croatia U16	8	(1)
2002-2003	Croatia U17	6	(1)
2003-2005	Croatia U19	20	(0)
2006-2007	Croatia U20	5	(0)
2005–2008	Croatia U21	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2014

Kristijan Ipša (born 4 April 1986 in Poreč) is a Croatian footballer of Slovenian heritage who currently plays as a central defender. He is a former Croatian youth international.

Club career

Ipša started his professional career in the youth ranks of NK Varteks Varaždin. He became a regular in the Varteks squad in 2004 at just 18 years of age. His stellar defensive play was noticed and in the summer of 2007 he made a move to FC Energie Cottbus, thought to be worth around 500 thousand Euros. In January 2016 he signed half-year contract with Piast Gliwice with option of extending for one more year.

International career

Ipša has represented the youth ranks of the Croatian national team at the U17, U19 and U21 levels, and has been capped a total of 41 times, scoring two goals. He was a regular at the Croatian national under-21 team.

External links

• Kristijan Ipša at Soccerway
• Kristijan Ipša at DR (in Danish) (archived)
• Kristijan Ipša at 90minut.pl (in Polish)