Shpejtim Arifi

Shpejtim Arifi
	Arifi in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	3 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	SV Südwest
2002–2003	SV Weingarten
2003–2004	VfR Mannheim
2004–2005	SV Sandhausen
2005–2006	SSV Reutlinggen
2006–2008	FSV Oggersheim
2008–2009	Payam Khorasan
2009–2011	Persepolis
2011–2012	Tractor
2012	Aboomoslem
2012–2013	SVN Zweibrücken
2014	Borussia Neunkirchen
	*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[edit]

Arifi was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia. Arifi's older brother, Shqiprim (born 14 June 1976) is a 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[edit]

SSV Reutlingen^[3]

Oberliga Baden-Württemberg: 2005–06

Persepolis^[4]

Hazfi Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11

Payam^[5]

Azadegan League: 2007–08

References[edit]

^ "Bruder" [Brother]. Facebook (in German). Shqiprim Arifi. 24 November 2021.^{[self-published]}
^ "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.
^ "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2005/06". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ "Germany – S. Arifi – Trophies". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ "صعود پیام خراسان به لیگ‌برتر – همشهری آنلاین".

External links[edit]

Shpejtim Arifi at WorldFootball.net
PersianLeague Profile
ISNA
fsv-lu-oggersheim
Shpejtim Arifi at fussballdaten.de (in German)
statistik-klein

[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".

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