Pjerin Noga Explained

Pjerin Noga
Birth Date:1963 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Albania
Position:Defender
Years1:1979–1990
Years2:1994
Nationalyears1:1989–1990
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

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

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

3

1980, 1986, 1990[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Database.
  2. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1992/matches/round=218/match=2902/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report
  3. https://www.apnews.com/7aea95a89df78c04e32699a8719df95e Sports shorts
  4. http://www.arkivalajmeve.com/Ermal-Tahiri-Shqiperia-ka-force-te-rivalizoje-me-Francen.1047114352/ Ermal Tahiri: Shqipëria ka forcë të rivalizojë me Francën
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/players/alba-champ-teams.html Albania - Championship Winning Teams