Igli Tare

Igli Tare (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈiɡli ˈtaɾɛ]; born 25 July 1973) is an Albanian football executive and former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was most recently the sporting director of Serie A club Milan. Tare spent most of his professional career in Germany and Italy. He began his senior career with Partizani Tirana before moving to Germany in 1994, where he played for VfR Mannheim, Südwest Ludwigshafen, Karlsruher SC, Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, making appearances in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. In 2001, he transferred to Italy, representing Brescia, Bologna and Lazio, competing in Serie A until his retirement in 2008. At international level, Tare represented the Albania between 1997 and 2007, earning 68 caps and scoring 10 goals. He captained the national team in several matches, becoming one of Albania’s most capped players of his generation. After retiring, Tare became a football executive. He served as sporting director of Lazio from 2008 to 2023.