Safet Berisha
Albanian footballer

Safet Berisha

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Albanian footballer
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Birth:
11 November 1949(Tirana, Tirana municipality, Tirana County, Albania)
Death:
19 October 2016(Arezzo, Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy)
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Introduction

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

Career

Early career

Berisha was raised in Durrës by his adoptive parents, which is where he joined the local side Lokomotiv Durrës as a youth player.

In 1992, he emigrated to Italy along with his family, firstly living in Bari then moving to Arezzo where he worked as an ambulance driver.

Honours

  • Kategoria Superiore (3): 1970–71, 1978–79, 1980–81
  • Kupa e Shqipërisë (3): 1969–70, 1972–73, 1979–80,
  • Balkans Cup (1): 1970