Albert Virgili Fort (born 12 February 1983) is a Spanish former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...

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, Virgili emerged through

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

's youth ranks. He was promoted to the first team for 2001–02, but did not make any

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appearances for the club – the season also ended in relegation – going on to resume his career in the lower leagues. In 2006, he returned to his native region and joined

CF Pobla de Mafumet Club de Fútbol Pobla de Mafumet is a Spanish football club based in La Pobla de Mafumet, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1953, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal'', which has a capacity of 1,700 spectato ...

, ''Nàstics

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. Virgili moved abroad in 2009, signing with

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in Hong Kong. In the following

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, however, he rejoined Pobla; during his spell with the latter, he consistently ranked as team top scorer. In March 2011, Virgili signed a contract with Gimnàstic, being an emergency replacement to severely injured

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. His first match for the side occurred on 2 April, coming from the bench for

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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; he scored his first second level goal on 15 May, netting the last in a 3–1 home win over

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. At the end of the campaign, Virgili was released and signed with neighbouring

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. On 15 July 2012, he returned to his previous team, freshly relegated from division two. On 26 June 2013, after scoring just twice in 486 minutes of play during the third division season, Virgili was released by Gimnàstic. On 15 July, he signed with

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and, after just one season, the 30-year-old was appointed football coordinator at another former club Pobla de Mafumet, but continued to play as a senior for Ascó. In July 2016, Virgili left Ascó and signed for

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in the regional leagues, helping the club in their promotion to

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in his first season. He moved to Andorran side

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in February 2018, subsequently retiring with the club in the end of the season at the age of 35.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Virgili, Albert 1983 births Living people Footballers from Tarragona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Universidad de Zaragoza players Deportivo Aragón players Novelda CF players CF Reus Deportiu players CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers Som Maresme FC players Hong Kong First Division League players Kitchee SC players Inter Club d'Escaldes players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra 21st-century Spanish sportsmen