Full name Blerim Rrustemi Years Team Name Blerim Rrustemi Height 1.84 m | Number 15 1999–2000 CS Azzuri Role Footballer Current team SSVg Velbert Date joined 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 (age 32) Place of birth Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Blerim Rrustemi (Serbo-Croatian: 'Blerim Rustemi') (born 4 February 1983, Vucitrn, SFR Yugoslavia) is an Albanian footballer from Kosovo, 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. He plays for SSVg Velbert.
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Club career
As a youngster, he has attended and played for Weston Collegiate Institute high-school in Toronto, Canada. While in Toronto, he has played for CS Azzuri in 1999–2000 and the Toronto Supra in 2000–2001 which are both teams of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He has also played for different Albanian teams in Toronto.
He moved to South America, playing for Portuguesa of Brasil in 2001–2002 and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay in 2002–2004.
Then he come back to Europe where he played between 2004–2008 in Germany at amateur teams Borussia Monchengladbach II and Rot-Weis Erfurt and couple of months in Denmark first division for AC Horsens. In 2008–2009 he played in Cyprus first division at Alki Larnaca. He signed for the Albanian team KS Vllaznia in October 2009.
International career
Though originating from Kosovo like many players of Albanian ethnicity, he chose the Albania national football team. His debut came in the friendly against the England B team.
Privates
He holds Albanian and Canadian passports.