Ivan Balliu, classify and where he can pass.

[Laberia]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/904341417664884737/8WPbzWUb.jpg
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http://media2.fcbarcelona.com/media/asset_publics/resources/000/041/763/size_1000x562/02_balliu.v1360255489.jpg
http://sportekspres.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Balliu.jpg
http://fotos01.estadiodeportivo.com/2017/06/01/646x260/balliu.jpg
http://www.tiranatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/balliu2.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Ivan_Balliu_%28crop%29.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca23G0BXEAAbxuX.jpg

[Hadouken]

Norid

[Bosniensis]

Hungarian, Czech.. R1 guy.

[FilhoV]

His father is Albanian and his mother is Catalan. Remember him at Arouca in the Liga Nos he was a underrated player now at Metz in France

[RN97]

Slim shady!

[Laberia]

His father is Albanian and his mother is Catalan. Remember him at Arouca in the Liga Nos he was a underrated player now at Metz in France

What is his story? When his ancestors arrived in Spain?

[yubbi]

sub nordid

[Laberia]

bump.

[MysteriousWays]

Norid pan central Europe

[Cristiano viejo]

His father is Albanian and his mother is Catalan. Remember him at Arouca in the Liga Nos he was a underrated player now at Metz in France

He is 0% Albanian.

LOL at Liberia posting blond Spaniards :lol:

[Laberia]

He is 0% Albanian.

LOL at Liberia posting blond Spaniards :lol:

Liberia is your gypsy mom, you piece of shit.

[Cristiano viejo]

Liberia is your gypsy mom, you piece of shit.

Peace and love, Liberia :thumb001:

Now be good boy and go to post a blond Serbian too :lol:

[Laberia]

Peace and love, Liberia :thumb001:

Now be good boy and go to post a blond Serbian too :lol:

Get the hell out of here you retard gypsy. Stop derailing every thread.

[KrashNick]

Norid

Looks Gheg .

[Laberia]

Norid

Looks Gheg .
Balliu are from South. In Berat for example there are Balliu.

[Cristiano viejo]

Get the hell out of here you retard gypsy. Stop derailing every thread.

Stop posting Spaniards for your Ottoman deliriums, Liberia :thumb001:

[Albobalboa]

He is 0% Albanian.

LOL at Liberia posting blond Spaniards :lol:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

He is Albanian on his father's side. Feeling insecure?

[Dick]

Norid

Looks Gheg .

But he's only 1.72 m

[Laberia]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

He is Albanian on his father's side. Feeling insecure?

Ignore this gypsy. He is completely an idiot.

[Cristiano viejo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

He is Albanian on his father's side. Feeling insecure?

Balliu is a Catalan surname. This guy is 0% Albanian and his phenotype so shows it.

Feeling insecure that now you have to post blond Spaniards to try passing them as Albanians?

[Albobalboa]

Balliu is a Catalan surname. This guy is 0% Albanian and his phenotype so shows it.

Feeling insecure that now you have to post blond Spaniards to try passing them as Albanians?

"Of Albanian descent on his father's side, Balliu was eligible to represent Albania, speaking of his interest in an interview on 24 October 2016. On 22 August 2017 he received Albanian citizenship, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team. He received his first call shortly after, when newly appointed coach Christian Panucci selected him for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Macedonia on 2 and 5 September." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/904341417664884737/8WPbzWUb.jpg

Lol.

[Cristiano viejo]

"Of Albanian descent on his father's side, Balliu was eligible to represent Albania, speaking of his interest in an interview on 24 October 2016. On 22 August 2017 he received Albanian citizenship, thus becoming eligible to play for the national team. He received his first call shortly after, when newly appointed coach Christian Panucci selected him for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Macedonia on 2 and 5 September." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/904341417664884737/8WPbzWUb.jpg

Lol.

That info is false. I already proved he is 100% Catalan in the thread I created, pity that the thread was deleted.
Balliu is an old Catalan surname, precisely from the are from this guy comes :thumb001:

[Laberia]

An modest Albanian contribution in the genetic of Iberberia.

[Albobalboa]

That info is false. I already proved he is 100% Catalan in the thread I created, pity that the thread was deleted.
Balliu is an old Catalan surname, precisely from the are from this guy comes :thumb001:

I always get the warm fuzzy feeling when I see you type your desperate posts. I know inside you're feeling pure frustration.

[nightrider+]

Croat

[KrashNick]

Balliu are from South. In Berat for example there are Balliu.

Judging by his name he probably is Orthodox Albanian


But he's only 1.72 m

Yeah too short , won't fit Kastrioti standards for a Gheg :D

[Cristiano viejo]

Iván Balliu, formado en las categorías inferiores del Barcelona, jugará con Albania pese a no tener ningún lazo familiar con el país.

Según Mundo Deportivo, esto se debe a que la Federación de Albania se puso en contacto con el jugador debido a que su apellido es muy común en dicho país. Iván Balliu llegó a capitanear el Juvenil del Barcelona y jugó también en el Barça B.

http://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2017/08/25/59a073faca4741bc708b4644.html

hahaha poor Albanians signing players worlwide...

[Cristiano viejo]

I always get the warm fuzzy feeling when I see you type your desperate posts. I know inside you're feeling pure frustration.

It is you who are desperated signing and posting non-Albanians trying to pass them as Albanians.
Look who talks about frustration. What is the next, a blond Serbian with zero connections with Albania too? or perhaps a Greek?

[Albobalboa]

Iván Balliu, formado en las categorías inferiores del Barcelona, jugará con Albania pese a no tener ningún lazo familiar con el país.

Según Mundo Deportivo, esto se debe a que la Federación de Albania se puso en contacto con el jugador debido a que su apellido es muy común en dicho país. Iván Balliu llegó a capitanear el Juvenil del Barcelona y jugó también en el Barça B.

http://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2017/08/25/59a073faca4741bc708b4644.html

hahaha poor Albanians signing players worlwide...

"Balliu represented his native Spain at youth level before declaring for Albania, for which he qualified via his father. He was first included in an Albanian senior squad in 2017." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

Says a lot about how desperate Spaniards are when that's Spanish news. Seems it isn't just you. :cool:

[Ujku]

Cristian please be quiet man , you can tell by his face that he is Albanian.

Also wtf is this about gheg - tosk looks??? I've seen Tosks that look more gheg than most ghegs and the opposite.

[Laberia]

Judging by his name he probably is Orthodox Albanian



Yeah too short , won't fit Kastrioti standards for a Gheg :D

He is not Albanian from the modern diaspora after 1990. He is probably descendant of the medieval Albanian diaspora.

[Oddone]

Norid

[Cristiano viejo]

"Balliu represented his native Spain at youth level before declaring for Albania, for which he qualified via his father. He was first included in an Albanian senior squad in 2017." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Balliu

Says a lot about how desperate Spaniards are when that's Spanish news. Seems it isn't just you. :cool:

He even said he can not prove his supossed Albanian origins. The coincidence about the surname made that the desperate Albanians wanted to recruit him for their full-of-foreignerplayers selection.

I will post all the info about the Catalan surname Balliu, such and as I did in his former thread :)

What a delusional Albrownians :laugh:

[Sikeliot]

Much more Albanian looking than Spanish.

[Ujku]

Actually , Balliu sounds very Albanian to me.

[Laberia]

He even said he can not prove his supossed Albanian origins. The coincidence about the surname made that the desperate Albanians wanted to recruit him for their full-of-foreigner players.

I will post all the info about the Catalan surname Balliu, such and as I did in his former thread :)

What a delusional Albrownians :laugh:
When he said that he can't prove his Albanian origin? Any link?
Tell me a foreign player in Albanian National Team. One single, can you tell me?
Get the hell out of this thread you idiot. It's difficult for a gypsy like you to behave like a normal person? Idiot.

[Cristiano viejo]

Much more Albanian looking than Spanish.

Specially being him 100% Spanish and 0% Albanian :lol:

[Albobalboa]

He even said he can not prove his supossed Albanian origins. The coincidence about the surname made that the desperate Albanians wanted to recruit him for their full-of-foreignerplayers selection.

I will post all the info about the Catalan surname Balliu, such and as I did in his former thread :)

What a delusional Albrownians :laugh:


Made it clear that his ancestors came to Spain.

Surname Balliu and I only find Albanians, what's the deal?

http://www.namespedia.com/details/Balliu

Taking in new players through nationality is not rare at all, look at the French, German or Swiss football teams.

[Laberia]

Actually , Balliu sounds very Albanian to me.

Balliu is from balli, forehead in English. Just Google and you will see how many Albanians are with this surname.

[Damião de Góis]

I was unsure about this, but i think i'll trust El Mundo better than wikipedia.

For those who can't read spanish, the El Mundo article says the albanian football federation got in contact with him because of his last name. However, his last name is catalan and he has no relation with Albania.
I searched for the frequency of this surname in Spain and it exist in Catalonia:

http://oi64.tinypic.com/2mwtkzd.jpg

[Albobalboa]

http://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial/2017/08/31/59a5c838468aeb6b378b45f1.html

So basically they called him because of the surname Balliu which is common amongst Albanians, and it turned out that he had some far back Albanian ancestry.

Did I read it wrong Cristiano?

[Albobalboa]

"La selección albanesa de fútbol ha facilitado hoy la primera convocatoria de Cristian Panucci como seleccionador y ha convocado al ex azulgrana Iván Balliu, actualmente jugador del Metz. La presencia del jugador catalán ha sido la gran sorpresa de la lista y ha llamado la atención incluso a sus ex compañeros en el filial azulgrana. Iván Balliu Campeny es natural de Caldas de Malavella y sus padres también son catalanes, pero su apellido es bastante común en Albania. De ahí que los responsables de la Federación Albanesa se pusieron en contacto con él hace un año, para saber si el origen de su apellido estaba en Albania y podía ser convocado por la selección. Pese a no tener ningún antecedente o parentesco familiar directo, los dirigentes federativos rastrearon su árbol genealógico para conocer la procedencia del apellido y confirmaron sus orígenes albaneses. Balliu obtuvo así la doble nacionalidad y Panucci le ha convocado para su primer partido al frente de la selección."

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20170825/43793883297/balliu.html

"La historia de su llamada es, cuanto menos, curiosa. Balliu desconocía sus raíces albanesas, pero la Federación de Fútbol de Albania (FSHF) descubrió en su apellido paterno una vía de nacionalización para potenciar su selección. "En abril me llamaron y tuve una reunión con el presidente [Armand Duka]. Me preguntaron por mi apellido, porque es muy típico en Albania. Luego comenzaron a rastrear y resulta que la familia por parte de mi padre tenía ascendencia albanesa, algo que yo desconocía porque perdieron el contacto", asegura a MARCA. Su debut incluso se ha retrasado más de lo esperado: "Hablé con el exseleccionador, Gianni de Biasi, antes de su marcha. Quería que jugase los partidos de junio, pero por temas de papeleo no pudo ser"."

http://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial/2017/08/31/59a5c838468aeb6b378b45f1.html

I can't trust google translate. What does it say?

[Laberia]

http://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial/2017/08/31/59a5c838468aeb6b378b45f1.html

So basically they called him because of the surname Balliu which is common amongst Albanians, and it turned out that he had some far back Albanian ancestry.

Did I read it wrong Cristiano?

Probably descendant of Albanian mercenaries who migrated during the middle ages.

[Albobalboa]

I was unsure about this, but i think i'll trust El Mundo better than wikipedia.

For those who can't read spanish, the El Mundo article says the albanian football federation got in contact with him because of his last name. However, his last name is catalan and he has no relation with Albania.
I searched for the frequency of this surname in Spain and it exist in Catalonia:

http://oi64.tinypic.com/2mwtkzd.jpg

Check my recent posts regarding the surname. Thoughts?

[Damião de Góis]

Check my recent posts regarding the surname. Thoughts?

You posted legit sources, so the albanian ancestry checks out. But it's remote (he didn't know about it).
In this case the frequency of this surname in Catalonia is strange, unless the catalans also have this surname in any case.