Besnik Hasi
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Besnik Hasi is an Albania
n former football player who is currently assistant manager at RSC Anderlecht. Hasi is considered the man who united Kosovo to Albania by the media and is currently being considered to become the new coach of Albania
.
at an early age before joining KF Liria
playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League where he begin playing as senior. He will also play with NK Zagreb
and FK Dinamo Pančevo
still in Yugoslavia. In 1992 he returned to NK Zagreb, now playing in a newly formed Croatian First League and he will also play with NK Samobor
before moving to Belgium.
Hasi moved to KRC Genk
in mid-1994, then to TSV 1860 München
where he played only seven times during the 97/98 season. He returned to KRC Genk establishing himself in starting lineup, winning the Belgian Title in 98/99 season.
Hasi moved to RSC Anderlecht
in May 2000 and, despite only playing 16 matches in his first season due to injury problems, helped the club retain their league title. He played 30 game
s the following year, including five in the UEFA Champions League
to add to his five of the previous season.
Groin and knee problems restricted Hasi to eleven league appearances and four UEFA Cup games in 2002/03, however, but he returned to fitness to help Anderlecht win back the Belgian crown the following season.
In 04/05 season, he suffered torn ligaments in his left knee
and was out for 3 months, when he came back he was limited to just 14 starts as Anderlecht relinquished the title.
Hasi moved to Lokeren during the 05/06 season. On Monday June 11, 2007, he signed a two year contract with Cercle Brugge.
He has 50 caps for Albania
, in which he scored twice. Hasi was the first Kosovar Albanian to play for Albania, and is considered by the sports' media like the man who united Kosovo to Albania.
, he signed a two year contract at the club in 2008. He will be assistant to Ariël Jacobs
|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Liria
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|1989/90||||19||4||||||||||||||||
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|1990/91||Zagreb
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|1991/92||Dinamo Pančevo
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|1992/93||Zagreb
||Prva HNL||0||0||||||||||||||||
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|1993/94||Samobor
||Druga HNL||?||?||||||||||||||||
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|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Genk||rowspan="2"|Second Division
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|1995/96||28||2||||||||||||||||
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|1996/97||First Division||18||2||||||||||||||||
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|1997/98||1860 München
||Bundesliga||7||0||||||||||||||||
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|1998/99||rowspan="2"|Genk||rowspan="2"|First Division||32||2||||||||||||||||
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|1999/00||29||1||||||||||||||||
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|2000/01||rowspan="6"|Anderlecht||rowspan="6"|First Division||16||0||||||||||||||||
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|2001/02||30||1||||||||||||||||
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|2002/03||15||0||||||||||||||||
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|2003/04||28||0||||||||||||||||
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|2004/05||16||0||||||||||||||||
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|2005/06||3||0||||||||||||||||
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|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen||rowspan="2"|First Division||15||1||||||||||||||||
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|2006/07||20||0||||||||||||||||
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|2007/08||Cercle Brugge||First Division||31||0||||||||||||||||
51||7||||||||||||||||
0||0||||||||||||||||
314||23||||||||||||||||
7||0||||||||||||||||
372||30||||||||||||||||
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|2001||5||0
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|2002||5||0
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|2003||11||1
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|2004||7||0
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|2005||7||0
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|2006||5||1
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|2007||1||0
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!Total||42||2
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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 former football player who is currently assistant manager at RSC Anderlecht. Hasi is considered the man who united Kosovo to Albania by the media and is currently being considered to become the new coach of Albania
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...
.
Playing career
He began playing with his hometown team KF VllaznimiKF Vllaznimi
Klubi Futbollistik Vëllaznimi is a football club based in Đakovica, in western Kosovo. The club was founded in 1927 and currently plays in the top division of football in Kosovo, the Raiffeisen Superliga....
at an early age before joining KF Liria
KF Liria
Klubi Futbollistik Liria is a professional football club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club was founded in 1937 and currently plays in the first division of football in Kosovo, Raiffeisen Superliga. KF Liria is one of the oldest football clubs in Kosovo...
playing back then in the Yugoslav Second League where he begin playing as senior. He will also play with NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
and FK Dinamo Pančevo
FK Dinamo Pancevo
FK Dinamo Pančevo is a football club based in Pančevo, Serbia.They were formed in 1945. The club has complete independence regarding organisation, management, finances, material goods and facilities...
still in Yugoslavia. In 1992 he returned to NK Zagreb, now playing in a newly formed Croatian First League and he will also play with NK Samobor
NK Samobor
NK Samobor is a Croatian football club based in the town of Samobor in Zagreb County.Former Liverpool defender Igor Biscan played for the club on loan early on in his career....
before moving to Belgium.
Hasi moved to KRC Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
in mid-1994, then to TSV 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
where he played only seven times during the 97/98 season. He returned to KRC Genk establishing himself in starting lineup, winning the Belgian Title in 98/99 season.
Hasi moved to RSC Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
in May 2000 and, despite only playing 16 matches in his first season due to injury problems, helped the club retain their league title. He played 30 game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s the following year, including five in 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...
to add to his five of the previous season.
Groin and knee problems restricted Hasi to eleven league appearances and four UEFA Cup games in 2002/03, however, but he returned to fitness to help Anderlecht win back the Belgian crown the following season.
In 04/05 season, he suffered torn ligaments in his left 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...
and was out for 3 months, when he came back he was limited to just 14 starts as Anderlecht relinquished the title.
Hasi moved to Lokeren during the 05/06 season. On Monday June 11, 2007, he signed a two year contract with Cercle Brugge.
He has 50 caps for Albania
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...
, in which he scored twice. Hasi was the first Kosovar Albanian to play for Albania, and is considered by the sports' media like the man who united Kosovo to Albania.
Managerial career
Hasi retired at the end of the 2007/2008 season, he will now become the assistant manager of his former club RSC AnderlechtR.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
, he signed a two year contract at the club in 2008. He will be assistant to Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs
Ariël Jacobs is a Belgian former football player and is currently active as the coach of Anderlecht.-Honours as a Manager:La Louvière* Belgian Cup : 2002-2003Anderlecht* Belgian Cup : 2007-2008...
Club statistics
|-|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Liria
KF Liria
Klubi Futbollistik Liria is a professional football club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club was founded in 1937 and currently plays in the first division of football in Kosovo, Raiffeisen Superliga. KF Liria is one of the oldest football clubs in Kosovo...
||||27||3||||||||||||||||
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|1989/90||||19||4||||||||||||||||
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|1990/91||Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
||||5||0||||||||||||||||
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|1991/92||Dinamo Pančevo
FK Dinamo Pancevo
FK Dinamo Pančevo is a football club based in Pančevo, Serbia.They were formed in 1945. The club has complete independence regarding organisation, management, finances, material goods and facilities...
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|1992/93||Zagreb
NK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
||Prva HNL||0||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|1993/94||Samobor
NK Samobor
NK Samobor is a Croatian football club based in the town of Samobor in Zagreb County.Former Liverpool defender Igor Biscan played for the club on loan early on in his career....
||Druga HNL||?||?||||||||||||||||
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Genk||rowspan="2"|Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
||33||14||||||||||||||||
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|1995/96||28||2||||||||||||||||
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|1996/97||First Division||18||2||||||||||||||||
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|1997/98||1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
||Bundesliga||7||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|1998/99||rowspan="2"|Genk||rowspan="2"|First Division||32||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1999/00||29||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="6"|Anderlecht||rowspan="6"|First Division||16||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2001/02||30||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2002/03||15||0||||||||||||||||
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|2003/04||28||0||||||||||||||||
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|2004/05||16||0||||||||||||||||
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|2005/06||3||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen||rowspan="2"|First Division||15||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2006/07||20||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2007/08||Cercle Brugge||First Division||31||0||||||||||||||||
51||7||||||||||||||||
0||0||||||||||||||||
314||23||||||||||||||||
7||0||||||||||||||||
372||30||||||||||||||||
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National team statistics
|-|2000||1||0
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|2001||5||0
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|2002||5||0
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|2003||11||1
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|2004||7||0
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|2005||7||0
|-
|2006||5||1
|-
|2007||1||0
|-
!Total||42||2
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