Besart Berisha
Encyclopedia
Besart Berisha is an Albania
n footballer who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League
and internationally as a striker for the Albania national football team
.
in 2003 where he stayed for just a year before being spotted by Fußball-Bundesliga
club Hamburger SV
. After signing for Hamburg he was immediately loaned to Danish Superliga team Aalborg Boldspilklub where he spent a rather unsuccessful spell, playing only 3 games and scoring no goals. The following season he was loaned out to fellow Superliga side AC Horsens
, where he scored 11 goals in 31 appearances becoming the team's top scorer that season.
For the 2006–07 football season he remained at Hamburg and was given his chances in the first team. On 6 December 2006 Berisha became the first Albanian ever to score a goal in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League
by scoring his first goal for Hamburg in the match against CSKA Moscow at home in Hamburg. He went on to make 12 appearances for Hamburg in the 2006–07 season, 9 of which were as a substitute.
purchased Berisha from Hamburg SV for £
340,000, this followed his impressive performance for Albania against England B
on Burnley's home ground Turf Moor. After his performance many European clubs were interested in signing the player but Berisha was eventually signed to Burnley on a three year deal, subject to the player being granted a work permit
. The permit was eventually granted on 3 July 2007 and the deal was completed.
Berisha was ruled out for the 2007–08 season when he picked up an injury whilst playing for his country in an International friendly against Malta
. It was originally believed to be a minor knock to the knee
but it was later discovered that the injury was more serious and was likely to keep the player out for 5–6 weeks. After seeing a surgeon it was further revealed that the player had in fact snapped his cruciate ligament
in his knee and would not return to football for a year. The reason that doctors had originally failed to discover the damaged ligament was due to a build up of fluid in the knee which distorted the scans image.
Ten months after suffering his serious knee injury, Berisha made his return to football in a pre-season friendly match in the USA against Carolina Railhawks, He came on in the 71st minute for Joey Guðjónsson
. Berisha had just flown to America
24 hours earlier from Albania
which proved to be the reason for him not making an impact in the 20 minutes that he spent on the field. The match ended in defeat for Burnley with a 2–1 loss to the American
side. Despite failing to make a single competitive start for Burnley, on 31 July 2009 it was announced that Burnley had agreed the sale of Berisha to German Bundesliga 2 team Arminia Bielefeld
for a fee believed to be £75,000.
on loan on 8 January 2009 and was released to return to Burnley F.C.
on 26 May 2009. AC Horsens dissolved the loan contract after an incident in training involving Berisha and Kenneth Emil Petersen
. Despite scoring some important goals for AC Horsens Berisha returned prematurely to Burnley, where he had a contract running until 2010.
side Arminia Bielefeld
.
announced that Berisha has agreed a one year deal with the 2010–11 A-League
Champions. Berisha scored his first goal for Brisbane in round 2 against Sydney FC. Berisha scored 4 goals in a 7-1 thrashing against Adelaide United in round 4, Brisbane's biggest ever victory and also making him the first person to score more than three goals in a single game for the club.
on 11 October 2006, against the Netherlands
. He scored his first international goal for Albania on 25 May 2007, during a friendly match with England B
played at Turf Moor
, in Burnley
, England
, where he showed impressive form and was the Albanian man of the match.
As of 14 November 2009 Berisha has made 17 appearances and scored one goal for Albania.
1 – includes A-League
final series statistics
2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup
statistics; AFC Champions League
statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n footballer who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
and internationally as a striker for the Albania national football team
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
.
Youth and Hamburger SV
Berisha began his youth career at German NOFV-Oberliga club Tennis Borussia BerlinTennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
in 2003 where he stayed for just a year before being spotted by Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
club Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. After signing for Hamburg he was immediately loaned to Danish Superliga team Aalborg Boldspilklub where he spent a rather unsuccessful spell, playing only 3 games and scoring no goals. The following season he was loaned out to fellow Superliga side AC Horsens
AC Horsens
AC Horsens is a professional Danish football team, playing in the Danish Superliga championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion in Horsens. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens.-History:When the new team started in...
, where he scored 11 goals in 31 appearances becoming the team's top scorer that season.
For the 2006–07 football season he remained at Hamburg and was given his chances in the first team. On 6 December 2006 Berisha became the first Albanian ever to score a goal in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
by scoring his first goal for Hamburg in the match against CSKA Moscow at home in Hamburg. He went on to make 12 appearances for Hamburg in the 2006–07 season, 9 of which were as a substitute.
Burnley
On 3 July 2007, BurnleyBurnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
purchased Berisha from Hamburg SV for £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
340,000, this followed his impressive performance for Albania against England B
England B national football team
England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations...
on Burnley's home ground Turf Moor. After his performance many European clubs were interested in signing the player but Berisha was eventually signed to Burnley on a three year deal, subject to the player being granted a work permit
Work permit
Work permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment.It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in reference to minors, who in some...
. The permit was eventually granted on 3 July 2007 and the deal was completed.
Berisha was ruled out for the 2007–08 season when he picked up an injury whilst playing for his country in an International friendly against Malta
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
. It was originally believed to be a minor knock to the knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
but it was later discovered that the injury was more serious and was likely to keep the player out for 5–6 weeks. After seeing a surgeon it was further revealed that the player had in fact snapped his cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee...
in his knee and would not return to football for a year. The reason that doctors had originally failed to discover the damaged ligament was due to a build up of fluid in the knee which distorted the scans image.
Ten months after suffering his serious knee injury, Berisha made his return to football in a pre-season friendly match in the USA against Carolina Railhawks, He came on in the 71st minute for Joey Guðjónsson
Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson
Jóhannes "Joey" Karl Guðjónsson commonly known as Joey Guðjónsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town as a midfielder, and has 34 caps for the Iceland national team....
. Berisha had just flown to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
24 hours earlier from Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
which proved to be the reason for him not making an impact in the 20 minutes that he spent on the field. The match ended in defeat for Burnley with a 2–1 loss to the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
side. Despite failing to make a single competitive start for Burnley, on 31 July 2009 it was announced that Burnley had agreed the sale of Berisha to German Bundesliga 2 team Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
for a fee believed to be £75,000.
Rosenborg
He was loaned out to Rosenborg in the autumn of 2008, scoring twice on his debut against rivals Molde FK.Horsens
Berisha joined AC HorsensAC Horsens
AC Horsens is a professional Danish football team, playing in the Danish Superliga championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion in Horsens. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens.-History:When the new team started in...
on loan on 8 January 2009 and was released to return to Burnley F.C.
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
on 26 May 2009. AC Horsens dissolved the loan contract after an incident in training involving Berisha and Kenneth Emil Petersen
Kenneth Emil Petersen
Kenneth Emil Petersen is a Danish footballer. He plays at centre back for AaB in the Danish Superliga.At the start of the 2007–08 season, with Rasmus Marvits having left the club, Petersen became a regular part of the starting 11 in the AC Horsens first team.After Petersen joined the Danish...
. Despite scoring some important goals for AC Horsens Berisha returned prematurely to Burnley, where he had a contract running until 2010.
Arminia Bielefeld
On 5 August 2009, Berisha completed a move back to Germany, joining Second Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
side Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...
.
Brisbane Roar
On 16 August 2011, Brisbane Roar manager Ange PostecoglouAnge Postecoglou
Angelos "Ange" Postecoglou is a former Australian football player and manager of Brisbane Roar.-Club career:Postecoglou played 193 games from 1984 to 1993 for South Melbourne in the National Soccer League, where he was involved in their 1984 and 1990–91 titles, the latter as captain, before moving...
announced that Berisha has agreed a one year deal with the 2010–11 A-League
2010–11 A-League
The 2010–11 A-League season is the sixth season of the Australian football championship since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 5 August 2010 and concluded on 13 February 2011. The addition of brought the total number of teams to 11...
Champions. Berisha scored his first goal for Brisbane in round 2 against Sydney FC. Berisha scored 4 goals in a 7-1 thrashing against Adelaide United in round 4, Brisbane's biggest ever victory and also making him the first person to score more than three goals in a single game for the club.
International football
Besart Berisha received Albanian citizenship in September 2006. He played his first game for the Albania national football teamAlbania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
on 11 October 2006, against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
. He scored his first international goal for Albania on 25 May 2007, during a friendly match with England B
England B national football team
England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. At times they have played other nations' full teams; they have also played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations...
played at Turf Moor
Turf Moor
Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of Burnley Football Club, which has played there since moving from its Calder Vale ground in 1883. The stadium, which is situated on Harry Potts Way, named so after the club's longest serving Manager, has a capacity of...
, in Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where he showed impressive form and was the Albanian man of the match.
As of 14 November 2009 Berisha has made 17 appearances and scored one goal for Albania.
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | Continental2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with... |
2003–04 2003–04 NOFV-Oberliga The 2003–04 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the tenth season of the league at tier four of the German football league system.The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The champions of each, Hertha BSC II and VFC Plauen, entered into a play-off... |
NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
4 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| AaB (loan) | 2005 | Danish Superliga Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the... |
3 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Horsens AC Horsens AC Horsens is a professional Danish football team, playing in the Danish Superliga championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion in Horsens. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens.-History:When the new team started in... (loan) |
2005-06 | Danish Superliga Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the... |
32 | 11 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | |||||||||
| Hamburger Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
2006-07 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Rosenborg (loan) | 2008 | Tippeligaen Tippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official... |
8 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| Horsens AC Horsens AC Horsens is a professional Danish football team, playing in the Danish Superliga championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion in Horsens. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens.-History:When the new team started in... (loan) |
2009 | Danish Superliga Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the... |
10 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total (Horsens) | 42 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 15 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue... |
2010-11 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga The 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 and ended with the last games on 15 May 2011... |
2.Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company... |
7 | 7 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Career Total | 86 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 28 | ||
1 – includes A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
final series statistics
2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
statistics; AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)
External links
- Besart Berisha at UEFA.com