Vasil Ruci (born 17 February 1958 in
Vlorë
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) is an Albanian retired
football player and coach who spent his entire career with
Flamurtari Vlorë between 1976 and 1993. He is most noted for being an important figure in the club's famous
1986–87 UEFA Cup
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and
1987–88 UEFA Cup
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runs.
Club career
He is a
one club man, having spent the entirety of his playing career at
Flamurtari Vlorë, where he scored 93 league goals between 1976 and 1993,
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- Telegraf making him the current 16th top goalscorer in Albanian history. He made his debut for Flamurtari under coach
Bejkush Birçe in 1976 against
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and won a 1991 league medal with them, despite Ruci being out injured for the season. He twice topped the Albanian league's goalscoring charts, in 1982 and 1984.
He put Flamurtari 1-0 up against Spanish giants
FC Barcelona
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in the famous 1-1 UEFA Cup draw in Vlora on 16 September 1986 with Barcelona qualifying for the next round on away goals two weeks later. He als scored a consolation goal in the 4–1 loss at Barcelona on 25 November 1987 the second successive season the clubs met each other in the UEFA Cup.
Personal life
His older brother
Petro also played for Flamurtari.
Honours
*
Albanian Superliga: 1
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Albanian Cup: 2
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1985
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1988
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- RSSSF
See also
* List of one-club men in football
References
1958 births
Living people
Footballers from Vlorë
Albanian footballers
Association football forwards
Flamurtari Vlorë players
Kategoria Superiore players
Albanian football managers
Flamurtari Vlorë managers
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