Marc Libbra

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Marc Libbra
Personal information
Full name Marc Libbra [1]
Date of birth (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972 (age 50)
Place of birth Toulon, France
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1997 Marseille 130 (31)
1992–1993 → FC Istres (loan) 10 (1)
1997–1998 EA Guingamp 13 (1)
1998–1999 AS Cannes 29 (8)
1999–2001 Toulouse FC 49 (12)
2001 → Hibernian (loan) 10 (5)
2001–2002 Norwich City 34 (7)
2002–2003 US Créteil 30 (5)
2003–2004 GFCO Ajaccio 25 (10)
2004–2005 Livingston 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Libbra (born 5 August 1972, in Toulon) is a French former professional footballer, whose previous clubs include Marseille, Norwich City, Toulouse FC and Hibernian.

Libbra scored a memorable goal on his debut for Norwich City, coming off the bench to score against Manchester City in August 2001. [2] Seven days later he scored a late winner away at Wimbledon. [3] However, he was unable to maintain such form and was released by the club shortly after the start of the 2002–03 season.

Since retiring as a player, Libbra has worked as a football pundit for French television. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marc Libbra". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Norwich 2–0 Man City". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Wimbledon 0–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Eastham, James. ""Losing" Ballon d'Or hurts Ribéry more than most". When Saturday Comes. When Saturday Comes Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2014. Before Ribéry's fate was sealed, ex-Norwich City striker Marc Libbra, now a TV pundit, criticised Zinedine Zidane for supporting Ronaldo over Ribéry.


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