Career
He played in the central midfield for Kansas Dinamo Tirana and has 19 caps for the Albanian national team since his debut in 1995. Jupi is currently the manager of Albania U21 for the European Football Championship qualification. Jupi appeared in 128 Turkish Super Lig matches during the three seasons he played for Diyarbakirspor.
On 11 August 2015, Jupi was appointed manager of the Albania U21 following the departure of Skënder Gega at Kuwaiti Premier League side First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jahra.
His debut was a 1–1 home draw against Israel U21 in team"s second qualifying match for 2017 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Football Championship. After the match he told the media that he was satisfied with the team"s reaction.
The Albanian Football Association president Armand Duka created the "Talent Office" in 2011 and named Jupi as the head of the new department to scout young Albanian talent all around the world and convince them to represent Albania. From 2012 onward he was appointed as the Director of the National Teams Department in the American Finance Association.
