:Marc Libbra

{{short description|French footballer (born 1972)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marc Libbra

| image =

| fullname = Marc Libbra{{Hugman|11691|accessdate=22 April 2017}}

| height = {{height|m=1.89}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Toulon, France

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1990–1997

| years2 = 1992–1993

| years3 = 1997–1998

| years4 = 1998–1999

| years5 = 1999–2001

| years6 = 2001

| years7 = 2001–2002

| years8 = 2002–2003

| years9 = 2003–2004

| years10 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Marseille

| clubs2 = → Istres (loan)

| clubs3 = Guingamp

| clubs4 = Cannes

| clubs5 = Toulouse

| clubs6 = → Hibernian (loan)

| clubs7 = Norwich City

| clubs8 = Créteil

| clubs9 = Gazélec Ajaccio

| clubs10 = Livingston

| caps1 = 130

| caps2 = 10

| caps3 = 13

| caps4 = 29

| caps5 = 49

| caps6 = 10

| caps7 = 34

| caps8 = 30

| caps9 = 25

| caps10 = 11

| goals1 = 31

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 8

| goals5 = 12

| goals6 = 5

| goals7 = 7

| goals8 = 5

| goals9 = 10

| goals10 = 0

}}

Marc Libbra (born 5 August 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. His previous clubs include Marseille, Norwich City, Toulouse and Hibernian.

Libbra scored a memorable goal on his debut for Norwich City, coming off the bench to score against Manchester City in August 2001.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1494393.stm |title=Norwich 2–0 Man City |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2001 |accessdate=30 August 2012}} Seven days later he scored a late winner away at Wimbledon.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1494081.stm |title=Wimbledon 0–1 Norwich |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2001 |accessdate=30 August 2012}} However, he was unable to maintain such form and was released by the club shortly after the start of the 2002–03 season.

Since retiring as a player, Libbra has worked as a football pundit for French television.{{cite web |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1172-january-2014/11093-losing-ballon-d-or-will-hurt-franck-ribery-more-than-most |title="Losing" Ballon d'Or hurts Ribéry more than most |quote=Before Ribéry's fate was sealed, ex-Norwich City striker Marc Libbra, now a TV pundit, criticised Zinedine Zidane for supporting Ronaldo over Ribéry. |first=James |last=Eastham |work=When Saturday Comes |publisher=When Saturday Comes Limited |date= |accessdate=16 January 2014}}

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