Vasif Biçaku

Vasif Dervish Biçaku (22 March 1922 – 23 September 1979) was an Albanian footballer who played for Sportklub Tiranë and Apolonia Fier as well as the Albania national team. He is also known for being part of the 1946 Albania vs Yugoslavia football match, which was Albania's first official match. In total, he earned 18 caps for the national team between 1946 and 1952.[2][3]

Vasif Biçaku
Personal information
Full name Vasif Biçaku
Date of birth (1922-03-22)22 March 1922
Place of birth Tiranë, Principality of Albania
Date of death 23 September 1979(1979-09-23) (aged 57)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1948 Sportklub Tiranë
1948–195x Partizani
195x–195x Apolonia Fier[1]
International career
1946–1950 Albania 17 (1)
Managerial career
1966–1967 Apolonia Fier
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Biçaku was born in Tiranë into a noble family from Elbasan and began his football career in the late 1930s with Sportklub Tiranë. He moved to Partizani Tirana in 1948 where he won two National Championships. Towards the end of his playing career he moved to Apolonia Fier and played in the Albanian second tier until his retirement in the mid-1950s.

International career

Biçaku made his debut for Albania in an August 1946 friendly match against Montenegro and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a June 1950 friendly match against Bulgaria.[4]

Personal life and death

Biçaku was a notable fighter for the Albanian Partisans and was involved in the liberation movement. He was a staunch communist and even refused to meet with his own father in Rome, Italy where he was in exile for opposing the communist regime.[5]

Biçaku died on 23 September 1979, at the age of 57.[4]

Honours
1948, 1949[6]

References
  1. LOJËRAT BALLKANIKE NË SYTË E NJË TETËVJEÇARI
  2. Shkepqim i dyfishte ne fushe e ne bankine
  3. 11v11 profile
  4. "Vasif Biçaku". EUFootball.info. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. Sportistja e Biçakçinjve
  6. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF


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