Armir Grimaj

Armir Grimaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-16) 16 June 1974
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Vllaznia Shkodër 124 (0)
1998–1999 Ethnikos 2 (0)
1999–2000 Vllaznia Shkodër 11 (0)
2000–2001 Dinamo Tirana 13 (0)
2001–2002 Partizani Tirana 2 (0)
2002–2004 Vllaznia Shkodër 45 (0)
2004–2005 Partizani Tirana 0 (0)
2005–2011 Vllaznia Shkodër 123 (0)
Total 320 (0)
National team
1998–2000 Albania 4 (0)
Teams managed
2016– Albania (women)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

International statistics

Source:[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 199820
200020
Total40

Managerial career

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

Personal life

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

References

  1. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece 1998/99". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  2. ↑ "Armir Grimaj - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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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