Vic Kasule
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Peter Kasule[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Albion Rovers | 132 | (18) |
| 1986–1987 |
Meadowbank Thistle | 35 | (7) |
| 1987–1989 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Hamilton Academical | 12 | (0) |
| Portadown | |||
| RTP | |||
| Ħamrun Spartans | |||
| 1992–1993 | Montrose | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 220 | (29) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor Peter "Vic" Kasule (born 28 May 1965) is a Scottish former professional
Background
Kasule was born in Glasgow on 28 May 1965[1] to a Scottish mother and Ugandan father. His mother was a teacher and his father a professor of zoology. His father died when Kasule was 15.[3]
Football career
Albion Rovers
He signed for Albion Rovers in 1982 as a 17-year-old scoring on his debut. Rovers struggled near the bottom of the Scotland's lowest of three senior tiers throughout Kasule's time there. He scored 18 goals in total in his 132 league appearances. His form earned him a transfer for a £28,000 fee.[2]
Meadowbank Thistle
After him playing nine league games of the
Shrewsbury Town
Aged 22, Kasule gave up a place at the
Hamilton Academical
Aged 24 Kasule joined
Later career
He then had a succession of brief stints with clubs in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Finland and Malta. He retired from senior football aged 29 due to an achilles injury.[3]
After playing
In 1996 he was reported in The Independent as having qualifications in
Kasule was a survivor of the Clutha Vaults 2013 Glasgow helicopter crash.[12]
Honours and accolades
Team:
- Meadowbank Thistle - 1986–87 Scottish Second Division champions
Individual:
- "Albion Rovers' all-time cult hero" run by Football Focus of the BBC in 2005.[13]
References
- ^ a b Neil Brown's Footballer's database
- ^ a b c d Maxwell Crichton and Bill Walker Albion Rovers Greats AlbionRovers.com; Retrieved 6 January 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g "Victor Kasule: 'Vodka Vic'" ESPN 22 March 2012, Jon Carter
- ^ Darren Jackson, Sporting Heroes
- ^ "Terry Christie on his Meadowbank Thistle memories" The Scotsman
- ^ Andrew Miller Oldies Songbook Rivals.net, 24 December 2000; Retrieved 6 January 2007 Archived 22 July 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vic Kasule". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ Shrewsbury Town » Squad 1987/1988
- ^ Star-spotter Ian McNeill had an eye for a player
- ^ "How Victor became a lost cause" independent.co.uk 10 November 1996
- ^ "Rovers Legend Vic Kasule Charity Walk" albionroversfc.co.uk 27 December 2016
- ^ "Kasule aims for Victory with Broomhill"
- ^ Albion Rovers' cult heroes BBC Sport, 14 January 2005; Retrieved 6 January 2007
- Cult Heroes, Steve Boulton, BBC Books (ISBN 978-0-563-52270-6)