Ilir Luarasi Explained

Ilir Luarasi
Fullname:Ilir Luarasi
Birth Date:1954 3, df=yes
Death Place:France
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1976–1987
Clubs1:Dinamo Tirana
Nationalyears1:1981–1982
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1990–1995
Managerclubs1:Kastrioti

Ilir Luarasi (12 March 1954 – 17 January 2018) was an Albanian retired football player. He was a goalkeeper for Dinamo Tiranë and the Albania national team in the 70s and 80s.[1]

Club career

Luarasi spent 11 years between the posts of Dinamo, playing alongside fellow internationals Muhedin Targaj and Ilir Përnaska among others. He won three league titles and two domestic cups with the club and played in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.[2]

He was found dead in his house in France in January 2018.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a November 1981 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against West Germany and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a September 1982 European Championship qualification match against Austria.[4]

Honours

3

1977, 1980, 1986[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.11v11.com/players/ilir-luarasi-103979/ 11v11 profile
  2. https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/nd-euml-rron-jet-euml-n-euml-franc-euml-ish-portieri-br-i-dinamos-ilir-luarasi-br Ndërron jetë në Francë ish portieri i Dinamos Ilir Luarasi
  3. http://time.ikub.al/18-01-17-Nderron-jete-ish-legjenda-e-Dinamos-Ilir-Luarasi779460/Nderron-jete-ish-legjenda-e-Dinamos-Ilir-Luarasi67260.aspx Ndërron jetë ish-legjenda e Dinamos, Ilir Luarasi
  4. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info.
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams