Ilir Nallbani

{{Short description|Kosovar footballer (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ilir Nallbani

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Peć, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Besa Pejë (head coach)

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| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2003–2005

| years2 = 2006

| years3 = 2006–2007

| years4 = 2007–2011

| years5 = 2011–2012

| years6 = 2012–2013

| years7 = 2013–2014

| years8 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = Besa Pejë

| clubs2 = Tatabánya

| clubs3 = Elbasani

| clubs4 = Vllaznia

| clubs5 = Trepça

| clubs6 = Vllaznia

| clubs7 = Liria

| clubs8 = Besa Pejë

| caps1 = 50

| goals1 = 7

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 2

| caps4 = 103

| goals4 = 5

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 3

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 0

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| nationalyears1 = 2005–2010

| nationalteam1 = Kosovo

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Ilir Nallbani (born 11 July 1982){{cite web |title=I. Nallbani Profile |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ilir-nallbani/41515/ |website=Soccerway}} is a Kosovar Albanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

=Club=

Nallbani appeared in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying round.

=International=

He played in three unofficial matches for Kosovo between 2005 and 2010{{NFT player|9456}} with his final match being the first for Kosovo since the declaration of independence. They were only granted UEFA Membership in 2016.

Managerial career

After he retired from football in April 2016 he was named as the head coach of SC Besa after Arbnor Morina was sacked.

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