Rudi Vata

Personal information
Rudi Vata
Date of birth	February 13, 1970 (age 37)
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992 1992-1993 1993-1996 1996-1998 1998-2002 2002 2002-2003 2003 2003-2004 2004-2005	KS Vllaznia Shkodër KS Dinamo Tirana Le Mans Union Club 72 Tours FC KS Dinamo Tirana Celtic Apollon Limassol Energie Cottbus Rot-Weiß Ahlen SK Tirana Yokohama FC St. Johnstone F.C. KF Partizani Tirana
National team
1990-2001	Albania	059 0(5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Rudi Vata (born February 13, 1970 in Shkodër) is a Albanian footballer who played as a defender. His career in Western football began in France in 1991 when he claimed political asylum following an international match [1]. He signed for Tours FC before playing for Celtic between 1992 and 1996. He went on to play for Apollon Limassol (1996-1998), Energie Cottbus (1998-2001) and Rot-Weiß Ahlen (2002). This was followed by a spell in Japan, from where he signed for St. Johnstone F.C.in 2004. Retired from playing he is now an agent [2]. He was capped 59 times and scored 5 goals for the Albanian national team.