Petro Ruçi Explained

Petro Ruci
Birth Date:3 March 1957
Birth Place:Vlorë, Albania
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Flamurtari
Years1:1975–
Clubs1:Flamurtari
Years2:1982–1984
Clubs2:Dinamo Tirana
Years3:1984–1989
Clubs3:Flamurtari
Nationalyears1:1982–1983
Nationalteam1:Albania
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0

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

2

1985, 1988[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://telegrafi.com/kujtojme-kohen-kur-barcelona-e-madhe-ishte-mposhtur-nga-flamurtari-vlores-fotovideo/ Kujtojmë kohën kur Barcelona e madhe ishte mposhtur nga Flamurtari i Vlorës
  2. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/season=1986/matches/round=599/match=4319/index.html Report
  3. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2018-10-07.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145638/http://arkivi2.peshkupauje.com/2009/07/u-nda-nga-jeta-mjeshtri-i-sportit-petro.html U nda nga jeta mjeshtri i sportit Petro Ruci
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/albacuphist.html Albania - Albania - List of Cup Finals