Shefki Kuqi
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Kuqi warming up for Ipswich Town in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shefki Kuqi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vučitrn, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trepca | |||
| KaPa-51 | |||
| MiKi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | MP | 50 | (10) |
| 1997–1999 | HJK | 72 | (18) |
| 2000 | FC Jokerit | 33 | (19) |
| 2001–2002 | 35 | (11) | |
| 2002–2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | 64 | (19) |
| 2003 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Ipswich Town | 79 | (30) |
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | (7) |
| 2006–2009 | Crystal Palace | 78 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | → Fulham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | TuS Koblenz | 17 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Swansea City | 20 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2011 | Newcastle United | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Hibernian | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | Lohjan Pallo | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 545 | (148) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2010 | Finland | 62 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | FC Honka | ||
| 2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
| 2016– | FC Inter Turku | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Shefki Kuqi (pronounced [ˈʃɛfki ˈkuci]; born 10 November 1976) is a Finnish former professional football player of Kosovar Albanian descent, and is currently the manager of FC Inter Turku.
Kuqi played predominately as a striker. He spent most of his career in the English football league system, for clubs including Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Swansea City and Oldham Athletic. He made over 500 career league appearances, scoring almost 150 goals.
Kuqi also represented the Finland national football team at international level, with eight goals from sixty two appearances. His trademark goal celebration of bellyflopping onto the ground has led to his nickname of the "Flying Finn".
Kuqi started his youth career at Trepča, and he played several games for the youth team, but he and his family later moved to Finland as Kosovar Albanian immigrants.
Kuqi started his playing career with Kangasniemen Palloseura. He later played for Mikkelin Kissat, Mikkelin Palloilijat, HJK and FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. Kuqi played in the UEFA Champions League in the autumn of 1998 with HJK. Kuqi was the league top scorer in the 2000 season, representing FC Jokerit. Having played for three clubs in Finland's Veikkausliiga, Kuqi became more well known, leading to his transfer to .
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