Redi Jupi

Redi Jupi (born 31 May 1974) is an Albanian retired footballer. He played in the central midfield for KS Dinamo Tirana and has 19 caps for the Albanian national team since his debut in 1995. Jupi is currently the manager of Albania U21 for the European Football Championship qualification.

Redi Jupi
Personal information
Full name Redi Bashkim Jupi
Date of birth (1974-05-31) 31 May 1974
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Dinamo Tirana 11 (1)
1995–1996 Olimpik Tirana (6)
1995–1996 Partizani Tirana 21 (5)
1996–1997 Istra Pula 9 (0)
1997 Rijeka 3 (0)
1998 SET Vevče 22 (1)
1998–1999 Partizani Tirana 25 (6)
1999–2002 Dinamo Tirana 71 (5)
2002–2003 Tirana 22 (4)
2003–2006 Diyarbakırspor 88 (5)
2006–2008 Dinamo Tirana 11 (5)
National team
1995–2006 Albania 19 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Dinamo Tirana
2015–2016 Albania U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2015

Playing career

Club

Jupi appeared in 128 Turkish Super Lig matches during the three seasons he played for Diyarbakirspor.[1]

International

He made his debut for Albania in an August 1995 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against Georgia in Tirana.[2]

National team statistics

Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
199520
199600
199700
199800
199920
200010
200100
200270
200310
200400
200550
200610
Total190

Managerial career

On 11 August 2015, Jupi was appointed manager of the Albania U21 following the departure of Skënder Gega at Kuwaiti Premier League side Al-Jahra.[3][4] His debut was a 1–1 home draw against Israel U21 in team's second qualifying match for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[5] After the match, he told the media that he was satisfied with the team's reaction.[5]

Albanian FA

The Albanian Football Association president Armand Duka created the 'Talent Office' in 2011 and named Jupi as the head of the new department to scout young Albanian talent all around the world and convince them to represent Albania. From 2012 onward he was appointed as the Director of the National Teams Department in the AFA.

Honours

2002, 2003 [6]

References

  1. "REDI JUPI". TFF. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "Redi Jupi merr kombëtaren e "shpresave"". TV Klan. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. "Redi Jupi, trajneri i ri i shpresave". NewsBomb. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. "Shpresat barazojnë me 10 lojtarë ndaj Izraelit, Jupi: I kënaqur me reagimin e skuadrës". NewsBomb. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF


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