
Photo: Богдан Заяць / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Besnik Hasi is the kind of football figure I instinctively root for. A Kosovo-Albanian who came up through the unforgiving Balkans, he was never the flashy star, just a versatile midfielder prized for reading the game and holding a team together. Players like that often make the best coaches, and his spell in charge of a giant like Anderlecht proves the point. What stays with me is the trajectory: grafting his way up as a player, then translating that on-field leadership into the dugout. I have a soft spot for self-made men who earn every step, and Hasi reads like exactly that.
Overview
Besnik Hasi (Albanian pronunciation: [besˈnik ˈhasi]; born 29 December 1971) is a professional football coach and former player who last managed Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. During his playing career, he was known for his versatility as a midfielder and his strong leadership qualities on the field.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Besnik Hasi
- Name (Japanese)
- ベスニク・ハシ
- Reading
- べすにく・はし
- Born
- December 25, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Gjakova, Serbia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Serbia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.