Full name Kristijan Ipsa Name Kristijan Ipsa Playing position Role Footballer | Current team Free agent Height 1.81 m 2000–2004 Varteks Varazdin Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Porec, SR Croatia
SFR Yugoslavia Number 6 (A.S.D. Reggio Calabria / Defender), 86 (FC Petrolul Ploiesti / Defender) | ||
Kristijan Ipša (born 4 April 1986 in Poreč) is a Croatian footballer of Slovenian heritage who currently plays as a central defender. He is a former Croatian youth international.
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Club career
Ipša started his professional career in the youth ranks of NK Varteks Varaždin. He became a regular in the Varteks squad in 2004 at just 18 years of age. His stellar defensive play was noticed and in the summer of 2007 he made a move to FC Energie Cottbus, thought to be worth around 500 thousand Euros. In January 2016 he signed half-year contract with Piast Gliwice with option of extending for one more year.
International career
Ipša has represented the youth ranks of the Croatian national team at the U17, U19 and U21 levels, and has been capped a total of 41 times, scoring two goals. He was a regular at the Croatian national under-21 team.
