Fatbardh Jera (born 8 February 1960) is an

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retired

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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

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International career

He made his debut for

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in a March 1985

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against

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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

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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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* 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 {{Albania-footy-defender-stub