Sabah Bizi

Sabah Bizi
Personal information
Date of birth	13 November 1946
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Date of death	16 January 2025 (aged 78)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1966	Vllaznia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1968	Vllaznia
1968–1971	Partizani
1971–1982	Vllaznia
International career
1967–1976	Albania
1969–1971	Albania U23
Managerial career
1986–1987	Veleçiku
1995	Vllaznia
?	Ada Velipojë U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sabah Bizi (13 November 1946 – 16 January 2025) was an Albanian footballer who played for Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana as well as the Albania national team.^[3]^[4]

Club career

A Vllaznia club legend, Bizi won three league titles with the club during their most successful period in the 1970s, when he played alongside Ramazan Rragami among others, and also one with Partizani.^[5] When he joined the military, he was forced to play for army club Partizani. After three years in the army, he rejoined Vllaznia against the wishes of Partizani, At the time, one of the communist regime's top leaders visited Shkodër to see how a hydroelectric power station was being built and the workers involved in the construction demanded the return of Bizi to Vllaznia on condition that they complete the hydropower plant before the deadline. In the end, a deal was reached and Bizi ended his career at Vllaznia.^[6]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in an April 1967 European Championship qualification match away against West Germany and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1976 friendly match against Algeria.^[7]

Personal life and death

His son Brikeno^[8] also played for Vllaznia, winning two league titles in the 1990s. Bizi died on 16 January 2025, at the age of 78.^[9]

Honours

Vllaznia

Kategoria Superiore: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978^[10]

References

^ 11v11 profile
^ Veleçiku arrinë objektivin, pas një dekade ngjitet në kategorinë e parë
^ Bizi: ja jeta ime me futbollin
^ Historia e madhe e Sabah Bizit
^ Historia e madhe e Sabah Bizit - Panorama (in Albanian)
^ Vllaznia 90 vjec, Shkodra ne feste - Zemra Shqiptare (in Albanian)
^ "Player Database".
^ Epilogu i pashlyeshëm i historisë së Sabah Bizit… - Panorama (in Albanian)
^ "Ndërron jetë Sabah Bizi, legjenda e futbollit shkodran dhe Kombëtares! Vllaznia homazhe në stadiumin 'Loro Boriçi' - Shqiptarja.com". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF

External links

Sabah Bizi at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] 11v11 profile

[2] Veleçiku arrinë objektivin, pas një dekade ngjitet në kategorinë e parë

[3] Bizi: ja jeta ime me futbollin

[4] Historia e madhe e Sabah Bizit

[5] Historia e madhe e Sabah Bizit - Panorama (in Albanian)

[6] Vllaznia 90 vjec, Shkodra ne feste - Zemra Shqiptare (in Albanian)

[7] "Player Database".

[8] Epilogu i pashlyeshëm i historisë së Sabah Bizit… - Panorama (in Albanian)

[9] "Ndërron jetë Sabah Bizi, legjenda e futbollit shkodran dhe Kombëtares! Vllaznia homazhe në stadiumin 'Loro Boriçi' - Shqiptarja.com". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[10] Albania - Championship Winning Teams - RSSSF

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