Andin Rashica
Personal information | |
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Born | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | 19 September 1990
Nationality | Kosovan |
Position | Assistant coach |
Coaching career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2006–2013 | Prishtina (assistant) |
2013–2014 | RTV21 |
2015–2024 | Prishtina (assistant) |
2015–present | Kosovo (assistant) |
2024 | Manisa (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Andin Rashica (born 19 September 1990) is a professional basketball coach from Kosovo.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Rashica was in the coaching staff of Sigal Prishtina from 2006 to 2013. On 2 February 2013, at the age of 23, Rashica was hired as the head coach of the KB RTV21, being the youngest coach in Kosovo to lead a professional club. On September 2, 2014, Rashica started working as a basketball analyst and sports journalist at RTV21.
KB Prishtina (2015–2024)
[edit]After a year break , Rashica on 20 August 2015, returns to Sigal Prishtina as an assistant coach. During this time, he sometimes takes over the running of the club as a head coach. On 11 January 2018, he was named as head coach of Sigal Prishtina. Rashica won his first trophy as head coach of Prishtina with all local players. He became the youngest coach in the history of Kosovo basketball, winning the Kosovo Cup at the age of 27.[2][3] On 10 August 2020, Rashica rehired as a head coach of Prishtina, winning the Kosovo Super Cup, for the second time with all local players.[4] [5]
Manisa BB (2024)
[edit]On the 10 June 2024, he was appointed as an assistant coach of Manisa Basket.[6] After the head coach Ozan Bulkaz was sacked, Rashica coached Manisa in a friendly against Tofaş.[7]
National team coaching career
[edit]Rashica was an assistant coach of the Kosovo national basketball team from the first official matches after admission to FIBA at EuroBasket 2017 qualification, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification and EuroBasket 2022 qualification.[8] In 2023 he returns to the National Team to participate in the Pre-Qualifiers of EuroBasket 2025 qualification and 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rashica, trajneri i ri më i sukseshëm në basketbollin kosovar". Kosova Job (in Albanian). 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Andin Rashica, trajneri historik I basketbollit". Gazeta Zëri (in Albanian). 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Andin Rashica dëshmon veten, fiton Kupën e Kosovës – vetëm me lojtarë vendorë". Insporti (in Albanian). 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Rikthehet Andin Rashica, rikthehen trofetë në Prishtinë". Gazeta Express (in Albanian). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "The new "breed" of basketball minds in the European scene". Talk Basket. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Ozan Bulkaz'dan 2 Yıllık İmza". basketfoul.com (in Turkish). 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Andin Rashica e udhëhoqi Manisën në miqësoren ndaj Tofashit". Asisti Online (in Albanian). 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Rashica: Kemi mungesa, presim përkrahje". Top Sporti (in Albanian). 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2021-12-15.