""I joined Lazio to sign a player's contract and left with a manager's contract: knowing President Lotito, anything is possible. I think he was more visionary; in three years as a player, he understood many things that I wasn't ready for yet.""
""Even as a player, I was curious to understand how clubs worked. I always wanted to delve deeper. At the time, I was also the captain of the Albanian national team, so making a decision so quickly helped. So I decided and went to my former teammates: introducing myself as sporting director was the hardest conversation I had to have with my teammates.""
""An extraordinary person and mind, I learned so much from him; he was a great help. As a footballer? I left my country at 16, then I spent a year and a half in Greece and nine in Germany; those were important experiences.""
Igli Tare joined AC Milan in the summer as sporting director and implemented widescale changes that helped the club reach third place with genuine Scudetto hopes. The immediate objective remains a return to the Champions League after a disappointing previous season. Career experiences include transitioning from player to manager at Lazio, serving as Albanian national team captain, and playing in Greece and Germany. Mentorship under Walter Sabatini informed talent evaluation and club strategy. The sporting director role involved difficult internal conversations and a dual focus on on-pitch performance and long-term team building.
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