Shpejtim Arifi

Shpejtim Arifi
Arifi in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 SV Südwest
2002–2003 SV Weingarten
2003–2004 VfR Mannheim
2004–2005 SV Sandhausen
2005–2006 SSV Reutlinggen 16 (4)
2006–2008 FSV Oggersheim 39 (14)
2008–2009 Payam Khorasan 38 (18)
2009–2011 Persepolis 39 (9)
2011–2012 Tractor 5 (1)
2012 Aboomoslem 7 (2)
2012–2013 SVN Zweibrücken 15 (8)
2014 Borussia Neunkirchen 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shpejtim Arifi (born 3 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger.

Life and career

Arifi was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia. Arifi's older brother, Shqiprim (born 14 June 1976) is a Serbian politician serving as the head of the Alternative for Changes and served as mayor of Preševo in three separate stints from 2016 to 2024.[1]

He played for FSV Oggersheim in 2008.[2]

Arifi signed for the Iranian club Payam Khorasan at the end of the 2007–08 Iranian Pro League season. He was a regular player in 2008–09 for Payam and was one of the top scorers of the league. He moved to Persepolis in summer 2009. He appeared in 32 league matches for the club.

Honours

SSV Reutlingen[3]

Persepolis[4]

Payam[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bruder" [Brother]. Facebook (in German). Shqiprim Arifi. 24 November 2021.[self-published]
  2. ^ "Neuanfang: Zurück in Speyer – Fußball-Schule "Rogon" ab April beim ASV Speyer – Auch VfR-Trainer Konstantakis mit an Bord – Profis geben Tipps für Kids". 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2005/06". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Germany – S. Arifi – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "صعود پیام خراسان به لیگ‌برتر – همشهری آنلاین".