Pjerin Noga (born 13 January 1963) is an Albanian retired footballer, who played the majority of his career as a defender for Dinamo Tirana. International career He made his debut for Albania in an April 1989 FIFA World Cup qualification match against England and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1990 European Championship qualification match against Iceland. Defection Noga disappeared from the Dinamo Tirana squad in September 1990 at Marseille Airport after playing a European Champions Cup match against Olympique Marseille. At the time, Albania was still ruled by the communists. He later announced he would apply for political asylum in France. Noga was the first player not to return to Albania. He later moved to the United States. Honours Albanian Superliga: 3 1980, 1986, 1990 References External links 1963 births Living people Association football defenders Albanian footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Albania international footballers FK Dinamo Tirana players Connecticut Wolves players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Kategoria Superiore players USL Second Division players Albanian defectors