| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blerim Rrustemi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1999 | Weston Collegiate Institute | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999-2000 | CS Azzuri | ? | (?) |
| 2000-2001 | Toronto Supra | ? | (?) |
| 2001-2002 | Portuguesa | ? | (?) |
| 2002-2004 | Defensor Sporting | ? | (?) |
| 2004-2007 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 51 | (2) |
| 2007-2008 | AC Horsens | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 7 | (1) |
| 2008-2009 | Alki Larnaca | 12 | (2) |
| 2009-2010 | Vllaznia | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007-2008 | Albania | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Blerim Rrustemi (born 4 February 1983, Vučitrn, 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. Currently he plays for Vllaznia Shkoder.
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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 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.[1]
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 Mönchengladbach II and Rot-Weiß Erfurt and couple of months in Denmark first division for AC Horsens. In 2008-2009 he played in Cyprus first division at Alki Larnaca.[2] He signed for the Albanian team KS Vllaznia in October 2009.
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.
He holds Albanian and Canadian passport.