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Albanian footballer

Altin Rrica
Personal information
Full name Altin Rrica
Date of birth (1973-12-13) 13 December 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Besa 83 (8)
1997 Tirana 10 (0)
1998-1999 Besa 23 (2)
1999 Partizani 25 (3)
2000 Shqiponja 7 (0)
Total 148 (13)
International career
Albania U-21
2000 Albania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Altin Rrica (born 13 December 1973) is an Albanian retired footballer who played for Besa Kavajë, KF Tirana, Partizani Tirana and Shqiponja Gjirokastër as well as the Albania national team.

Club career

Career ending accident

His career came to an abrupt end at the age of 27 on 22 July 2000 following an accident sustained by the rocks at Lake Ohrid which left him permanently disabled from the waist down. While in pre-season with Shqiponja Gjirokastër, Rrica jumped into the lake and crushed into the rocks knocking him unconscious.

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a February 2000 Rothmans International Tournament match against Andorra and earned his second and final cap during the same tournament against hosts Malta.

References

  1. 11v11 profile
  2. "Altin Rica, "Mirënjohje e Qytetit" të Kavajës". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. Kavaja nderon Altin Rricën, Kristidhi tregon… dramën
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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