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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalSupercupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Elbasani 1996–97 Albanian National Championship120———120 1997–98 Albanian National Championship301———301 1998–99 Albanian National Championship121———121Total542000000542 Steaua București 1998–99 Divizia A 10010——110 1999–2000 Divizia A190—71—261 2000–01 Divizia A30———30Total320107100401 Dinamo Tirana 2001–02 Albanian National Championship6110——71 Național București 2002–03 Divizia A160—40—200 2003–04 Divizia A70———70Total230004000270 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 1Total321000030351 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 0Total7000100080Career total159420121301765
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlbania199940200010Total50
Honours Honours achieved by Duro.
Club Steaua București Divizia A: 2000–01 Cupa României: 1998–99
Dinamo Tirana Albanian National Championship: 2001–02
Tirana Albanian National Championship: 2004–05, 2006–07 Albanian Cup: 2005–06 Albanian Supercup: 2004, 2005, 2006
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