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Hasi with Anderlecht in 2016
Personal information
Full name Besnik Ilmi Hasi
Date of birth (1971-12-29) 29 December 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Gjakova, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m
Playing position Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Mechelen (head coach)
Youth career
0000–1988 Vëllaznimi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1988–1990 Liria Prizren 46 (7)
1990–1994 Zagreb 5 (1)
1991–1992 → Dinamo Pančevo (loan)
1992–1993 → Prishtina (loan) 1 (0)
1993–1994 → Samobor (loan)
1994–1997 Genk 79 (18)
1997–1998 1860 Munich 7 (0)
1998–2000 Genk 62 (3)
2000–2006 Anderlecht 107 (1)
2006–2007 Lokeren 35 (1)
2007–2008 Cercle Brugge 31 (0)
Total 372 (31)
National team
2000–2007 Albania 47 (2)
2007 Kosovo 1 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2014 Anderlecht (assistant)
2014–2016 Anderlecht
2016 Legia Warsaw
2017 Olympiacos
2018–2021 Al-Raed
2021–2022 Al-Ahli
2023– Mechelen
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Besnik Ilmi Hasi (born 29 December 1971) is a well-known Kosovan-Albanian football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Belgian football club Mechelen. Hasi played as a Centre-back or defensive midfielder during his career.

Besnik Hasi's Club Career

Besnik Hasi was born in Gjakova, which is now part of Kosovo. He started playing football at a young age with his local team, KF Vëllaznimi. Later, he joined KF Liria, where he began his senior playing career. He also played for clubs like NK Zagreb and FC Prishtina in Yugoslavia.

In 1994, Hasi moved to Belgium to play for KRC Genk. After a short time at 1860 Munich in Germany, he returned to KRC Genk. There, he became a key player and helped the team win the Belgian League title in the 1998–99 season. During this period, his family had to move from Kosovo to Albania due to difficult times in their home country.

In May 2000, Hasi joined RSC Anderlecht, a big club in Belgium. Even though he had some injuries, he helped Anderlecht win the league title in his first season. He also played in the UEFA Champions League, which is a major European competition.

Hasi faced more injury problems, especially with his knee, which limited his playing time in the 2002–03 season. However, he recovered and helped Anderlecht win the Belgian title again in the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, he had a serious knee injury that kept him out for three months.

After his time at Anderlecht, Hasi played for Lokeren and then Cercle Brugge before ending his playing career.

Besnik Hasi's International Career

Besnik Hasi played for two different national teams during his career: Albania and Kosovo.

Playing for Albania

Hasi first played for the Albania national team on 15 November 2000. This was a friendly match against Malta. He was one of the first players from Kosovo to play for Albania. He officially became an Albanian citizen in February 2001.

Playing for Kosovo

After retiring from playing for Albania, Hasi played one friendly match for the Kosovo national team on 15 June 2007. He was the team's captain in that game against Saudi Arabia.

Besnik Hasi's Managerial Career

After finishing his playing career in 2008, Besnik Hasi became an assistant manager at his former club, RSC Anderlecht. He worked as an assistant coach for six years.

Coaching Anderlecht

On 10 March 2014, Hasi became the head coach of Anderlecht. This happened after the previous coach left the team. Under Hasi's leadership, Anderlecht played very well, winning eight of their last eleven games. They won their final five games to become the Belgian champions that season.

After two and a half seasons as head coach, Hasi left Anderlecht on 26 May 2016. This was after the team lost the league title to their rivals, Club Brugge.

Coaching Legia Warsaw

On 4 June 2016, Hasi was appointed as the new manager of Legia Warsaw in Poland. However, his time there was short. Due to some difficult results, he left the club on 18 September 2016.

Coaching Olympiacos

Hasi then moved to Greece to manage Olympiacos F.C. He signed a two-year contract on 9 June 2017. His main goal was to help the team reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, which they successfully did. However, after a few challenging results in the league and Champions League, Hasi left Olympiacos on 25 September 2017.

Coaching in Saudi Arabia

On 26 July 2018, Hasi became the manager of the Saudi Arabian club Al-Raed. During the 2019–20 season, he led Al-Raed to their highest-ever finish in the top league, placing fifth.

After that, on 6 June 2021, Hasi was appointed manager of Al-Ahli. He left this role on 4 March 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liria 1988–89 Second League 27 3 27 3
1989–90 19 4 19 4
Total 46 7 46 7
Zagreb 1990–91 Second League 5 1 5 1
1992–93 Prva HNL 0 0
Total 5 1 5 1
Dinamo Pančevo (loan) 1991–92 Third League North
Prishtina 1991–92 Yugoslav Second League 1 0 1 0
1992–93 Independent League of Kosovo
Total 1 0 1 0
Samobor (loan) 1993–94 Druga HNL
Genk 1994–95 Belgian Second Division 33 14 33 14
1995–96 28 2 28 2
1996–97 Belgian First Division 18 2 18 2
1998–99 32 2 5 0 37 2
1999–2000 29 1 1 1 2 0 32 2
Total 140 21 1 1 7 0 148 22
1860 Munich 1997–98 Bundesliga 7 0 7 0
Anderlecht 2000–01 Belgian First Division 16 0 6 0 22 0
2001–02 30 1 1 0 9 1 40 2
2002–03 15 0 4 1 19 1
2003–04 28 0 10 0 38 0
2004–05 16 0 7 0 23 0
2005–06 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
Total 108 1 2 0 37 2 147 3
Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen 2005–06 Belgian First Division 15 1 15 1
2006–07 20 0 20 0
Total 35 1 35 1
Cercle Brugge 2007–08 Belgian First Division 31 0 2 0 33 0
Career total 372 30 5 1 44 2 421 33

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2000 1 0
2001 5 0
2002 5 0
2003 11 1
2004 7 0
2005 7 0
2006 5 1
2007 6 0
Total 47 2
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hasi goal.
List of international goals scored by Besnik Hasi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2003 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Georgia 1–0 3–1 Euro 2004 qualifying
2 2 September 2006 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–2 2–2 Euro 2008 qualifying

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Anderlecht 10 March 2014 26 May 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&0119.&&&&&0119 &&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&053.78000053.78
Legia Warsaw 4 June 2016 18 September 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.78000027.78
Olympiacos 8 June 2017 25 September 2017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.55000054.55
Al-Raed 28 July 2018 31 May 2021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&097.&&&&&097 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.11000037.11
Al-Ahli 1 July 2021 5 March 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024.00
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0270.&&&&&0270 &&&&&&&&&&&&0117.&&&&&0117 &&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 &&&&&&&&&&&&&083.&&&&&083 &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.33000043.33 —

Honours and Achievements

As a Player

Genk

Anderlecht

  • Belgian Pro League: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06
  • Belgian Super Cup: 2000, 2001

As a Manager

Anderlecht

Individual Awards

See also

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