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Albanian footballer

Igli Tare (; born 25 July 1973) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the former sporting director at Serie A club Lazio. Tare joined Partizani Tirana as a 9 year old in 1982, and would later go on to make his debut as a 15 year old in 1988 before leaving Albania in 1992 to emigrate to Germany. He played in the lower leagues of Germany for Südwest Ludwigshafen and VfR Mannheim before joining Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC in 1996, initially playing for their reserve side before making his Bundesliga debut in 1996. He then joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga, where he scored 24 league goals in 63 games in two seasons before returning to the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1999, where he netted four league goals in 26 appearances in one year and a half at the club. After falling out of favour at 1. FC Kaiserslautern he joined Serie A side Brescia in January 2001, where he helped the side finish in a respectable 8th place. He remained at Brescia for a further two seasons, and he scored a total of 15 league goals in 75 games before joining fellow Serie A side Bologna in 2003. He spent two years at the club and scored 11 league goals in 55 games, before joining Lazio in a surprise move in 2005 following Brescia's relegation to Serie B. He was primarily used as a backup player at Lazio and he only scored four goals in 54 league games before retiring as a player at the age of 34 in 2008.

Igli Tare studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.

Tare began his professional career in 1996 with Karlsruher SC in Germany where he remained until 1997 before moving to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga. In 1999, Tare moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he played for a season before being signed by veteran Italian manager Carlo Mazzone. For five seasons, Tare played with Mazzone's Brescia, where he was able to play alongside Roberto Baggio, before again transferring, this time to Bologna where he was reunited with Mazzone once again. At Bologna, Tare was popular amongst the fans and scored an important goal in the relegation play off against fierce rivals Parma, however Tare's goal was not enough and they lost the return leg at home, being relegated to Serie B. Following Bologna's relegation, Tare was loaned out to capital club Lazio scoring just three goals in his first season. Following this loan period, Tare joined the club on a permanent basis. Tare was not a regular starter under Delio Rossi, but was able to play and score vital goals when others were out with injuries. In late 2007 away to Palermo, Tare scored off a Lorenzo De Silvestri cross, ending a scoring drought which stretched back for almost two years. He backed this goal up with another vital goal in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, which proved to be the winner.

Tare was capped 68 times by the Albania national team and scored ten goals. As one of the most experienced members of the side, Tare was long time captain of the national team. Tare's most impressive performance for his national side came during his nation's match against Russia in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifiers, when he helped Albania to a 3–1 victory, scoring his team's third goal. In 2007, Tare's international career was effectively ended, after being dropped by manager Otto Barić.

A tall, physical, and combative forward, Tare usually played as a centre forward or as a striker, and was mainly known for his ability in the air, as well his work rate, professionalism, solid technique, and capacity to link up with teammates, despite not being a significantly elegant or prolific player.

Tare's Lazio contract expired at the end of the 2007–08 season. He then accepted a non playing role at Lazio, becoming the club's team manager. In April 2009 he completed a course in order to receive his qualification to be sporting director, a post he has held at Lazio until 5 June 2023. The rivalry between Tare and Mihajlović took another level in 2016. During 2015–16 Serie A season, Lazio's President Claudio Lotito wanted Mihajlović as a coach for Lazio. Lazio's president had been working for weeks to get Mihajlovic. There is a good friendship between Lotito and Mihajlović and his return to Formello has been on the agenda for years. However Tare refused to accept Siniša Mihajlović as the new coach for Lazio and at the end prevented the move. His brother Auron Tare, is a famous Albanian journalist and his brother Agron Tare is director at the Port of Durrës. His son Etienne (born 2003) followed on his footsteps, becoming a striker too and now being part of the Lazio Primavera (Under 19 team) squad.

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPartizani Tirana1993–94Albanian Superliga142———142VfR Mannheim1994–952. Bundesliga235———235SV Südwest Ludwigshafen1995–96Oberliga Rheinland Pfalz/Saar215———215Karlsruher SC II1996–97Regionalliga Süd234———234Karlsruher SC1996–97Bundesliga8040——120Fortuna Düsseldorf1997–982. Bundesliga3413———34131998–99291133——3214Total632433——66271. FC Kaiserslautern1999–2000Bundesliga2241020—2542000–01403121—92Total2644141—346Brescia2000–01Serie A174———1742001–0225551——3062002–0333610——346Total751561——8116Bologna2003–04Serie A29631——3272004–0526520—21306Total551151—216213Lazio2005–06Serie A2234020—2832006–0714030——1702007–08 1816110—252Total54313130—704Career total37274357712141683

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tare goal. + List of international goals scored by Igli TareNo. DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 October 1997 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany 2–2 3–4 1998 World Cup qualifier2 14 October 1998 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification3 5 June 1999 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania 1–11–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification427 March 2002 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania 1 0 1 0 Friendly5 29 March 2003 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying6 10 September 2003 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification7 11 October 2003 Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal 2–1 3–5 Friendly8 3 September 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania 1–0 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification9 3–010 16 August 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 1–0 3–0 Friendly