Petro Ruci (3 March 1957 – 2 July 2009) was an Albanian footballer who played as a defender for Flamurtari, Dinamo Tirana and the Albania national team.

Petro Ruci
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-03-03)3 March 1957
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Date of death 2 July 2009(2009-07-02) (aged 52)
Place of death Athens, Greece
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Flamurtari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975– Flamurtari
1982–1984 Dinamo Tirana
1984–1989 Flamurtari
International career
1982–1983 Albania 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Ruci had a spell at Dinamo Tirana and was part of Flamurtari's golden team of the mid-1980s who played Spanish giants FC Barcelona in two successive UEFA Cup seasons.[1][2]

International career

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He made his debut for Albania in a September 1982 European Championship qualification match against Austria and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1983 European Championship qualification match against West Germany.[3]

Death

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Ruci died of a long illness in July 2009 in Athens, Greece, where he was scouting youth players.[4]

Honours

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1985, 1988[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kujtojmë kohën kur Barcelona e madhe ishte mposhtur nga Flamurtari i Vlorës - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
  2. ^ Report - UEFA
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ U nda nga jeta mjeshtri i sportit Petro Ruci - Peshku pa uje (in Albanian)
  5. ^ Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF
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