Blerim Rrustemi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Blerim Rrustemi


fullname = Blerim Rrustemi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|2|4|df=y
cityofbirth = Vučitrn
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height =
position = Defender
currentclub = Alki Larnaca
clubnumber = 4
youthyears = -1999
youthclubs = Weston Collegiate Institute
years = 1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2007
2007-2008
2007-2008
2008-
clubs = CS Azzuri
Toronto Supra
Portuguesa
Defensor Sporting
Borussia Mönchengladbach II
AC Horsens
Rot-Weiss Erfurt
Alki Larnaca
caps(goals) = ? (?)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (0)
63 (2)
1 (0)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Albania national football team
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Blerim Rrustemi (born February 4, 1983, Vučitrn, Kosovo, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is an Albanian footballer, who plays as a defender. He holds Albanian and Canadian passport. Though born in Kosovo, like many other Kosovo-born players of Albanian ethnicity, he decided on joining the Albania national football team. His debut came in the friendly against the England B team. Rrustemi likes to play as a defensive midfielder, but currently plays defense for Alki Larnaca and national team.

As a youngster, he has attended and played for Weston Collegiate Institute high-school in Toronto, Canada. While in Toronto, he has played for the Toronto Supra in 1999-2000 and the Azzuri in 2001-2002 which are both teams of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He has also played for different Albanian teams in Toronto. He has played in South America for Portuguesa of Brasil 2000-2001 and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay in 2002-2003. From 2004-2006 he transferred to Europe to play for the well-known German team Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Career

*-1999 Weston Collegiate Institute
*1999-2000 CS Azzuri
*2000-2001 Toronto Supra
*2001-2002 Portuguesa
*2002-2005 Defensor Sporting
*2005-2007 Borussia Mönchengladbach
*2007 AC Horsens
*2008 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
*2008- Alki Larnaca

External links

* [http://www.freewebs.com/albsoccer/albanianplayers.htm Albanian Players]
* http://www.tifozatkuqezi.com/njoftime.php