Ersid Ljuca () is a former Kosovan-Albanian professional

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player. He was born in Bijelo Polje in

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into an Albanian family and represented

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and

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Professional career

In October 2014, Ljuca signed for Jedinstvo of the

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. On 11 January 2015, Ljuca signed for the Tunisian club

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of the

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International career

Ljuca was part of the Albanian national team during the

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. He played for Albania from 2006 until 2013 and for Kosovo in 2015.

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Ersid Ljuca
at BIBL * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljuca, Ersid 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Bijelo Polje Albanian men's basketball players Kosovan men's basketball players Naturalized citizens of Albania Naturalised citizens of Kosovo Centers (basketball) KK Lovćen players KB Trepça players KB Prishtina players KK Rabotnički players KB Peja players Anibal Zahle basketball players KK Kakanj players Bashkimi Prizren players Étoile Sportive du Sahel basketball players Hoops Club players Albanians in Montenegro Albanian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Albanian expatriate basketball people in Kosovo Albanian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Albanian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Albanian expatriate basketball people in Romania Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Hungary Kosovan expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia CS Dinamo București basketball players 21st-century Albanian sportsmen