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.

Club career

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

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

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

Honours

1985, 1988[5]

References

  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


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Ru%C3%A7i
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