Kristi Vangjeli was born on 5 September 1985 and is an Albanian professional football coach and a former centre-back.
16 Facts About Kristi Vangjeli
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Kristi Vangjeli's preferred position is right back, but he can play on the left as he has done for both club and country on a number of times, as well as defensive midfielder.
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Kristi Vangjeli stayed at Skenderbeu for 5 years until the age of 10, where he had been playing with his older brother Pavli.
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Kristi Vangjeli had to wait for his chance, which was given to him while he was playing football at his school, a coach from a small local team was watching the young Albanian playing from outside the gates.
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In that friendly Kristi Vangjeli scored 2 goals for the 5th tier side and was immediately offered a trial at Aris.
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Kristi Vangjeli is a defender who can play at either right back or left back.
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In 2003, Kristi Vangjeli signed for the Greek side Aris and since then made over 100 appearances.
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On 28 January 2014, Kristi Vangjeli signed a contract with Superleague Greece club Aris Thessaloniki.
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On 30 June 2014, Kristi Vangjeli signed with Skenderbeu and returned to his hometown Korce after 15 years absence.
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Kristi Vangjeli made his European debut with the club in the first leg of Champions League second qualifying round against Belarusian side BATE Borisov, playing full 90 minutes in a goalless draw at Borisov Arena.
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On 17 June 2016, Kristi Vangjeli signed a contract with Romanian Liga I champions FC Astra Giurgiu.
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Kristi Vangjeli was subbed off at halftime, being replaced by Alexandru Stan.
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On 30 August 2016, Kristi Vangjeli returned to Skenderbeu Korce after Astra Giurgiu's financial problems, signing a one-year contract.
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On 19 June 2017, Kristi Vangjeli penned a contract extension, signing until June 2018.
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On 5 June 2019, Kristi Vangjeli signed for Adelaide Olympic for the remainder of the 2019 NPL season.
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Kristi Vangjeli has been playing for Albania since 2007 and has so far won 35 caps.