Ilir Nallbani ( sh, Ilir Nalbani; born 11 July 1982) is a Kosovar former

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who played as a

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Playing career

Club

Nallbani appeared in the

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qualifying round.

International

He played in three unofficial matches for

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

between 2005 and 2010 with his final match being the first for Kosovo since the

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. They were only granted UEFA Membership in 2016.

Managerial career

After he retired from football in April 2016 he was named as the head coach of KF Besa after Arbnor Morina was sacked.

References

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