Safet Berisha

Safet Berisha (11 November 1949 – 19 October 2016) was an Albanian football player who played for Lokomotiva Durrës and Partizani Tirana as well as the Albanian national team, where he earned 20 senior caps.[1][2]

Safet Berisha
Personal information
Full name Safet Berisha
Date of birth (1949-11-11)11 November 1949
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Date of death 19 October 2016(2016-10-19) (aged 66)
Place of death Italy, Arezzo
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
–1965 Lokomotiva Durrës
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Lokomotiva Durrës
1968–1983 Partizani Tirana
National team
1968–1971 Albania U23
1970–1981 Albania 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A tall defender, Berisha was raised in Durrës by his adoptive parents, which is where he joined the local side Lokomotiv Durrës as a youth player and was promoted to the senior squad by coach Loro Boriçi. In 1968 he was summoned to fulfil his military service and subsequently joined army club Partizani Tirana with whom he has won three championships, four cups and one Balkan Champion title.[3]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a December 1970 European Championship qualification match against Turkey in Istanbul and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1981 FIFA World Cup qualification match against West Germany.[4]

Personal life

In 1992, he emigrated to Italy along with his family, firstly living in Bari for 6 years, then moving to Arezzo where he worked as an ambulance driver.[5] He died in October 2016 in Italy after a short illness.[6]

Honours
Partizani Tirana

References
  1. Mbrojtësi i kuq: "Me Partizanin kemi bërë histori"
  2. http://www.informarezzo.com/permalink/27287.html
  3. Safet Berisha, mbrojtësi i kuq: “Me Partizanin kemi bërë histori” - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  4. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  5. Kapiteni legjendar tregon karrieren "Berisha, legjenda e Partizanit që punon si shofer ambulance". Panorama.com.al. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. Ndahet nga jeta ish-kapiteni i Partizanit dhe ish-futbollisti i kombëtares - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  7. Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF
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