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

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.

Petro Ruçi

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.

Petro Ruçi

Death

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

Petro Ruçi

Honours

Albanian Cup: 2

1985, 1988

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1957 births

2009 deaths

Footballers from Vlorë

Albanian men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Albania men's international footballers

FC Dinamo City players

Flamurtari FC players

Kategoria Superiore players