Erion Xhafa

Erion Xhafa (born 31 May 1982) is an Albanian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Erion Xhafa
Personal information
Full name Erion Gani Xhafa
Date of birth (1982-05-31) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2009

Playing career

Club

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

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

In July 2015, Xhafa was appointed assistant coach to Igli Allmuça at Dinamo Tirana.[2]

Personal life

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
  1. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "KS 17 Nëntori Tirana 2–2 AFC Ajax". World Football. 16 September 1970. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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