Full name Vasif Biçaku Years Team Apps (Gls) | Place of birth Tiranë, Albania Team Apps | |
Date of birth (1922-03-02)2 March 1922 | ||
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.
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.
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.