Kristijan Ipša

Kristijan Ipša
Personal information
Full name	Kristijan Ipša
Date of birth	4 April 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Poreč, SR Croatia; SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Funtana
	Jadran Poreč
2000–2004	Varteks
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Varteks
2007–2008	Energie Cottbus
2008–2013	Midtjylland
2013–2014	Reggina
2014–2015	Petrolul Ploiești
2016	Piast Gliwice
International career
2002	Croatia U16
2002–2003	Croatia U17
2003–2005	Croatia U19
2006–2007	Croatia U20
2005–2008	Croatia U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristijan Ipša (born 4 April 1986) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is a former Croatian youth international.^[1]

Club career

Born in Poreč, Ipša started his professional career in the youth ranks of NK Varteks. 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.^[2]

International career

Ipša has represented the youth ranks of the Croatia 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 Croatia national under-21 team.

References

^ "Nr.20 – Kristian Ipsa" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
^ "Kristijan Ipša nowym piłkarzem Piasta Gliwice". piast-gliwice.eu (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.