Besnik Hasi

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Personal information
Besnik Hasi
Full name	Besnik Hasi
Date of birth	December 25, 1971 (1971-12-25) (age 36)
Place of birth	Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Club information
Current club	R.S.C. Anderlecht (assistant)
Youth clubs
	KF Vëllaznimi
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993 1993-1994 1994-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008	NK Zagreb NK Dinamo NK Zagreb KF Prishtina NK Samobor RC Genk TSV 1860 München RC Genk Anderlecht SC Lokeren Cercle Brugge	5 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 79 (19) 7 (0) 62 (3) 107 (1) 35 (1) 31 (0)
National team²
	Albania	50 (2)
Teams managed
2008-	Anderlecht (assistant manager)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Besnik Hasi (born 25 December 1971 in Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia, now Kosovo) is an ethnic Albanian Kosovar former football player who is currently assistant manager at RSC Anderlecht.

He began playing with his hometown team KF Vllaznimi at an early age before joining KF Prishtina and later went to Croatia to play for Dinamo. In Croatia, he also played for NK Samobor. 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 games 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.

[edit] Managerial Career

Hasi retired at the end of the 2007/2008 season, he will now become the assistant manager of his former club RSC Anderlecht, he signed a two year contract at the club in 2008.