Afrim Kuçi

Afrim Kuçi (19 May 1970 – 9 October 2022) was a Kosovo Albanian footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder.

Career
Kuçi was formed in Kosovo in the youth teams of Trepça and as a senior moved to Minatori'89. Then he moved to Europe where he played in Sweden with Modo FF and after a year he moved to Poland to Siarka Tarnobrzeg and then to Germany to SG Betzdorf and Sportfreunde Siegen. In August 1998, after good performances with Sportfreunde Siegen, Kuçi received a call-up from Albania for the friendly match against Cyprus, but due to some problems he could not play. In 2000, he was transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig and after a year to SV Elversberg. On 9 July 2004, Kuçi who had just joined FC Eschborn was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke on a football pitch during pre-season match, which caused him to leave from football due to hemiparesis and neurological disorders.