Genc Ibro (born 7 July 1967) is an Albanian retired footballer, who played as a defender for Dinamo Tirana football club and for the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| 1991–1995 | Civitacastellana | ||
| 1995–1996 | Anagni | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editHe made his debut for Albania in a September 1990 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals.[1]
His final international was a December 1990 European Championship qualification match against Spain.[2]
Defection
editIbro, alongside national team members Lorenc Leskaj and Eduard Kaçaçi, disappeared from the national team squad in March 1991 in Geneva on their way to Paris to play a European Championship qualifier against France.[3] At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. The players were later reported to have sought asylum in Switzerland.[4]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "Player Database".
- ^ Report - UEFA
- ^ SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
- ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
External links
edit- Genc Ibro at National-Football-Teams.com
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