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Petro Ruci (3 March 1957 – 2 July 2009) was an Albanian football defender.

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
National team
1982–1983	Albania	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Albanian Cup: 2

1985, 1988[5]

References

External links

• Petro Ruçi at National-Football-Teams.com

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Petro Ruçi (Tirana, 3 marzo 1957 – 2 luglio 2009) è stato un calciatore albanese, di ruolo difensore.

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