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.

Genc Ibro
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-07) 7 July 1967 (age 57)
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

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He 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

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Ibro, 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

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1986, 1990[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Database".
  2. ^ Report - UEFA
  3. ^ SE PERDIERON 3 JUGADORES - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Kuzhe therret 23lojtare kunder Frances - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
  5. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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