Leonard Bisaku

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Leonard Bisaku
Personal information
Full name Leonard Bisaku
Date of birth (1974-10-22) 22 October 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Hajduk Split 12 (0)
1998–1999 Cibalia 22 (0)
1999–2001 Slaven Belupo 40 (1)
2001–2002 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 27 (5)
2002 Pohang Steelers 13 (3)
2003 Ilhwa Chunma 9 (1)
2003–2004 Rijeka 1 (0)
2005–2006 Posušje 5 (2)
2006 Columbus Crew 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonard Bisaku (born 22 October 1974) is a Croatian retired football midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

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Club career

He spent most of his professional career playing in Croatia with clubs including, Hajduk Split and NK Rijeka.

At age 31, he signed with the Crew on April 4, 2006, [1] and was released late in the season.

Bisaku belonged to the Kosovar jeweller family. [2]

He is now a football agent.

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References

  1. Mitchell, Shawn (April 5, 2006). "Crew goes on defensive, adds Croatian midfielder". The Columbus Dispatch.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. P. Jurišić (27 April 2001). "Kako je Marijo Dodik odbio dva i pol milijuna maraka..." Vjesnik. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2020.