Vasif Biçaku

Vasif Biçaku

Personal information
Full name	Vasif Biçaku
Date of birth	2 March 1922
Place of birth	Tiranë, Albania
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1939–1948	Sportklub Tiranë
1948–195x	Partizani Tirana
195x–195x	Apolonia Fier[1]
National team
1946–1950	Albania	17	(1)
Teams managed
1966–1967	Apolonia Fier
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vasif Biçaku (2 March 1922) was a former 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 nation team between 1946 and 1952.^[2][3]

He 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.^[4]

Career

He 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.

References

1. LOJËRAT BALLKANIKE NË SYTË E NJË TETËVJEÇARI
2. Shkepqim i dyfishte ne fushe e ne bankine
3. 11v11 profile
4. Sportistja e Biçakçinjve