Fatbardh Jera (born 8 February 1960) is an
Albanian
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retired
footballer
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who played for
Vllaznia Shkodër and the
Albania national team.
Club career
Jera spent his entire career with
Vllaznia Shkodër, after becoming part of their first team in January 1979 and playing on during the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s, forming a defensive partnership with fellow international
Hysen Zmijani
Hysen Zmijani (born 29 April 1963) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
Zmijani has been regarded by many football pundits in Albania as Vllaznia Shkodër's greatest right-back in history. He was ...
.
International career
He made his debut for
Albania
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in a March 1985
friendly match
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against
Turkey
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and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1990
European Championship qualification match against
Iceland
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.
FSHF
Jera became a member of the executive committee of the
Albanian Football Association in February 2014.
Komiteti Ekzekutiv, ja anëtarët
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References
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1960 births
Living people
Footballers from Shkodër
Albanian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Albania men's under-21 international footballers
Albania men's international footballers
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
Kategoria Superiore players
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