Besim Fagu

Besim Fagu

Personal information
Full name	Besim Fagu
Date of birth	10 March 1925
Place of birth	Tiranë, Albania
Date of death	1 January 1999 (aged 73)
Place of death	Tiranë, Albania
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1945–1946	17 Nentori Tiranë
1946–1959	Partizani Tirana
National team
1946–1958	Albania	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Besim Fagu (10 March 1925 – 1999) was an Albanian football player who played for 17 Nentori Tiranë and Partizani Tirana where he won seven National Championships. He was also a member of the Albania national team between 1946 and 1953, where he earned 11 caps and also won the 1946 Balkan Cup.^[1][2]

On 10 March 2015, on the 90th anniversary of his birthdate, he was awarded with a medal of gratitude by the Ministry of Defence at an event organised to commemorate the player.^[3]

References

1. EU Football profile
2. Besnik Dizdari: 50 vjet të “epopesë” së Partizanit dhe “epika” e flamurtarit të tij Jani Lufi (II)
3. “Medalje Mirënjohjeje” për Besim Fagun në 90 - vjetorin e lindjes