Besian Idrizaj

Besian Idrizaj (12 October 1987 – 15 May 2010) was an Austrian professional footballer. He also played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Luton Town both whilst on loan from Liverpool for whom he did not make a League appearance. He also played for LASK Linz, Wacker Innsbruck and FC Eilenburg. He died of a heart attack on 15 May 2010 at the age of 22.

Besian Idrizaj

Personal information
Full name	Besian Idrizaj
Date of birth	(1987-10-12)October 12, 1987
Place of birth	Baden bei Wien, Austria
Date of death	May 15, 2010 (aged 22)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1998–2003	Admira Linz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Admira Linz	0	(0)
2003–2005	LASK Linz	35	(4)
2005–2008	Liverpool	0	(0)
2007	→ Luton Town (loan)	7	(1)
2007–2008	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	7	(0)
2008	→ Wacker Innsbruck (loan)	2	(0)
2009	FC Eilenburg	5	(0)
2009–2010	Swansea City	3	(0)
Total		59	(5)
National team
2007–2009	Austria U21	12	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Statistics

Club performance

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Admira Linz	2003–04	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
LASK Linz	2003–04	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05	27	3	1?	1?	—		0	0	0	0	28	4
	2005–06	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	7	0
Liverpool	2005–06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2006–07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luton Town (loan)	2006–07	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Crystal Palace (loan)	2007–08	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck (loan)	2007–08	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FC Eilenburg	2008–09	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Swansea City	2009–10	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total		59	4	1?	1?	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	5

Other websites

• Swansea City Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine