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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.

Armir Grimaj

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-06-16) 16 June 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Vllaznia	124	(0)
1998–1999	Ethnikos	2	(0)
1999–2000	Vllaznia	11	(0)
2000–2001	Dinamo Tirana	13	(0)
2001–2002	Partizani	2	(0)
2002–2004	Vllaznia	45	(0)
2004–2005	Partizani	0	(0)
2005–2011	Vllaznia	123	(0)
Total		320	(0)
National team
1998–2000	Albania	4	(0)
Teams managed
2012	Vllaznia
2015–2016	Vllaznia
2016–	Albania (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Shkodër, he played the majority of his career for hometown club Vllaznia and had a spell abroad with Ethnikos Piraeus in the Greek Super League[1]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a February 1998 Malta Tournament match against Georgia and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2000 Malta Tournament match against Andorra. [2]

International statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Albania	1998	2	0
	2000	2	0
Total		4	0

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

External links

• Armir Grimaj at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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Armir Grimaj (Scutari, 16 giugno 1974) è un dirigente sportivo, allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore albanese, di ruolo portiere.

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