Blerim Rrustemi is an Albanian football

Football (soccer)

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er from Kosovo

Kosovo

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, who plays as a defender. Rrustemi likes to play as a defensive midfielder, but played in defense for Alki Larnaca and the Albanian National Team

Albania national football team

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. Currently
he plays for Vllaznia Shkoder.

Club career

As a youngster, he has attended and played for Weston Collegiate Institute

Weston Collegiate Institute

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 high-school in Toronto, Canada. While in Toronto, he has played for the Azzuri in 1999-2000 and the Toronto Supra

Portugal FC

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 in 2000-2001 which are both teams of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He has also played for different Albanian teams in Toronto

Toronto

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.

He moved to South America

South America

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, playing for Portuguesa

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos

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 of Brasil in 2001-2002 and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay

Uruguay

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 in 2002-2004.

Then he come back to Europe

Europe

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 where he played between 2004-2008 in Germany

Germany

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 at amateur teams Borussia Mönchengladbach II and Rot-Weiß Erfurt and couple of months in Denmark

Denmark

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 first division for AC Horsens

AC Horsens

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. In 2008-2009 he played in Cyprus

Cyprus

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 first division at Alki Larnaca.
He signed for the Albanian team KS Vllaznia in October 2009.

International career

Though born in Kosovo, like many other Kosovo-born players of Albanian ethnicity, he decided on joining the Albania national football team

Albania national football team

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. His debut came in the friendly against the England B

England B national football team

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 team.

External links

• Albanian Players
• http://www.tifozatkuqezi.com/njoftime.php