Marc Libbra

French footballer

Marc Libbra
Personal information
Full name	Marc Libbra^[1]
Date of birth	(1972-08-05) 5 August 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1997	Marseille	130	(31)
1992–1993	→ FC Istres (loan)	10	(1)
1997–1998	EA Guingamp	13	(1)
1998–1999	AS Cannes	29	(8)
1999–2001	Toulouse FC	49	(12)
2001	→ Hibernian (loan)	10	(5)
2001–2002	Norwich City	34	(7)
2002–2003	US Créteil	30	(5)
2003–2004	GFCO Ajaccio	25	(10)
2004–2005	Livingston	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Libbra (born 5 August 1972, in Toulon) is a French former professional footballer, whose previous clubs include Marseille, Norwich City, Toulouse FC 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.^[2] Seven days later he scored a late winner away at Wimbledon.^[3] 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.^[4]

References

^ "Marc Libbra". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Norwich 2–0 Man City". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "Wimbledon 0–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 August 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ Eastham, James. ""Losing" Ballon d'Or hurts Ribéry more than most". When Saturday Comes. When Saturday Comes Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2014. Before Ribéry's fate was sealed, ex-Norwich City striker Marc Libbra, now a TV pundit, criticised Zinedine Zidane for supporting Ronaldo over Ribéry.