Igli Tare

Karlsruher

In 1996, Tare joined Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC, initially playing for the club's reserve team. He made his Bundesliga debut on 17 September 1996 in a 0–2 loss against VfB Stuttgart on matchday 2 of the 1996–97 Bundesliga season, coming on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes. As part of the reserves, he played regularly in the 1996–97 Regionalliga, making 23 appearances and scoring four goals as Karlsruher SC II narrowly avoided relegation to the fourth tier. During the 1996–97 DFB-Pokal, Tare featured for both the reserve side and the first team, making three consecutive starts in the first three rounds with the reserves, including a full 90 minutes and a full 120 minutes, and subsequently featuring once for the senior team in the semi-finals of the competition, coming on as a substitute and playing 31 minutes against Energie Cottbus in a 3–0 defeat. Tare went on to make several further appearances in the Bundesliga during the second half of the season, mostly as a substitute, totalling eight league matches.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

In 1997, he signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga, scoring 24 goals in 63 league appearances across two seasons. He made his debut on 25 July 1997 in the opening matchday of the 1997–98 2. Bundesliga season against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming on as a substitute for the final six minutes in a 3–2 loss. After initially appearing as a substitute in the first five matches of the season, Tare soon…

Tare represented Albania at youth level, including appearances for the U18 and U21 teams between 1989 and 1990. He was later capped 68 times for the Albania senior team between 1997 and 2007, scoring 10 goals. He regularly served as captain during his final two years with the national team. Tare made his senior debut on 2 April 1997 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying matchday 5 against the reigning European champions, Germany, played in Granada, Spain, due to the 1997 Albanian civil unrest, starting under Astrit Hafizi in attack in a 3–2 defeat. On 11 October 1997, in another qualifier against Germany in Hannover, he scored his first international goal on his sixth match for the national team in a 4–3 defeat. Tare played six matches in this qualifying campaign, as Albania finished last with four points. During the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Tare became a regular alongside Altin Lala and Erjon Bogdani, supported by experienced teammates such as Rudi Vata, Foto Strakosha, and Altin Rraklli. On 14 October 1998, he scored in Albania’s second Group 2 match against Norway, which finished 2–2. On 5 June 1999, he scored again in the return fixture against Norway in a 2–1 home defeat. Albania concluded the campaign with four draws and a 2–1 home victory over Georgia, finishing second from bottom — the first time Albania avoided last place in a European Championship qualifying campaign. On 27 March 2002, Tare scored the only goal in a 1–0 friendly victory for Albania against…

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 held at Lazio until 5 June 2023. On 26 May 2025, Tare was appointed as the sporting director of AC Milan. A year later on 25 May, Tare was dismissed by AC Milan following the club's failure to qualify for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League.

Tare joined Partizani Tirana at age 9 in 1982 and made his senior debut as a 15-year-old in 1988. He made 14 appearances and scored 2 goals during the first half of the 1991–92 Albanian National Championship season. After his top-flight experience with Partizani, Tare left Albania in early 1992, traveling first to Greece and then to Germany to pursue professional football opportunities. In Germany, he applied for political asylum and worked as a gardener. Tare continued his career with Südwest Ludwigshafen in the third-tier Oberliga Südwest, making 18 appearances and scoring 3 goals in the 1992–93 Oberliga Südwest season. He then played for VfR Mannheim, recording 9 appearances and 1 goal in the 1993–94 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. In 1994, he joined Waldhof Mannheim, making 23 appearances and scoring 5 goals in the 1994–95 Oberliga Südwest season. In 1995, Tare returned to Südwest Ludwigshafen for the 1995–96 Oberliga Südwest season, making 21 appearances and scoring 5 goals.