Pjerin Noga

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Pjerin Noga
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1990 Dinamo Tirana
1994 Connecticut Wolves
International career
1989–1990 Albania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pjerin Noga (born 13 January 1963) is an Albanian retired footballer, who played the majority of his career as a defender for Dinamo Tirana.

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International career

He made his debut for Albania in an April 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against England and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. [1]

His final international was a May 1990 European Championship qualification match against Iceland. [2]

Defection

Noga disappeared from the Dinamo Tirana squad in September 1990 at Marseille Airport after playing a European Champions Cup match against Olympique Marseille. At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. He later announced he would apply for political asylum in France. [3] Noga was the first player not to return to Albania. [4]

He later moved to the United States.

Honours

1980, 1986, 1990 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Database".
  2. ↑ Report - UEFA
  3. ↑ Sports shorts - AP News
  4. ↑ Ermal Tahiri: Shqipëria ka forcë të rivalizojë me Francën - Info Arkiva (in Albanian)
  5. ↑ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF


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