Albert Duro
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Albert Duro (born 16 February 1978) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a Centre back.
He spent the majority of his club career in Albania and Romania, representing Elbasani, Steaua București, Dinamo Tirana, Național București, Tirana, Teuta Durrës and Besa Kavajë. During his time in Romania, he won the Liga I title in the 2000–01 season with Steaua București and the Cupa României in 1998–99. In Albania, he won multiple domestic honors including three Superliga titles, an Albanian Cup and three Supercups.
Internationally, Duro earned five caps for the Albania national team between 1999 and 2000, making his debut against Norway.
He is the younger brother of Klodian Duro who was also a footballer.
Club career
Albert Duro began his senior club career at Elbasani, where he played from 1996 to 1998, making 54 league appearances and scoring 2 goals. In 1998, he moved to Romanian side Steaua București, playing in Liga I until 2001 and winning the Liga I title in the 2000–01 season and the Cupa României in 1998–99.
Duro returned to Albania in 2001 to play for Dinamo Tirana for one season, winning the Albanian Superliga in 2001–02. From 2002 to 2004, he was back in Romania with Național București, appearing in 23 league matches. He then played for Tirana from 2004 to 2007, winning two Albanian Superliga titles (2004–05, 2006–07), one Albanian Cup (2005–06), and three Supercups (2004, 2005, 2006). In 2006–07 he also had a brief spell with Teuta. Duro concluded his career with Besa Kavajë from 2007 to 2010.
International career
He made his international debut for the Albania on 5 June 1999 in a European Championship qualification match against Norway in Tirana. Duro earned five caps between 1999 and 2000, appearing in three other occasions during the qualifying campaign against Slovenia, Greece, Georgia and playing his final international on 26 April 2000 in a friendly match against Macedonia.
Personal life
According to several reports, former Albania international Klodian Duro has referred to Albert as his brother, noting that the two also played together during their time at Elbasani.
In October 2021, he was granted approval for the renunciation of Albanian citizenship in an official presidential decree. He has a daughter named Emilia.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Supercup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Elbasani | 1996–97 | Albanian National Championship | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Albanian National Championship | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 1998–99 | Albanian National Championship | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | |
| Steaua București | 1998–99 | Divizia A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Divizia A | 19 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01 | Divizia A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Dinamo Tirana | 2001–02 | Albanian National Championship | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Național București | 2002–03 | Divizia A | 16 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Divizia A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Tirana | 2004–05 | Kategoria Superiore | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Kategoria Superiore | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Kategoria Superiore | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Teuta Durrës | 2006–07 | Kategoria Superiore | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Besa Kavajë | 2007–08 | Kategoria Superiore | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Kategoria Superiore | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 159 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 5 |
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Honours achieved by Duro.
Club
- Albanian National Championship: 2004–05, 2006–07
- Albanian Cup: 2005–06
- Albanian Supercup: 2004, 2005, 2006
External links
- at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)