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.
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]
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]
Ruci died of a long illness in July 2009 in Athens, Greece, where he was scouting youth players.[4]
2