Andin Rashica Explained

Andin Rashica
League:Basketbol Süper Ligi
Basketball Champions League
Team:Manisa BB
Position:Assistant coach
Birth Date:19 September 1990
Birth Place:Prishtina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Kosovan
Coach Start:2006
Cyears1:2006–2013
Cteam1:Prishtina (assistant)
Cyears2:2013–2014
Cteam2:RTV21
Cyears3:2015–2024
Cteam3:Prishtina (assistant)
Cyears4:2024–present
Cteam4:Manisa BB (assistant)
Highlights:As head coach:
  • Kosovo Cup winner (2018)
  • Kosovo Supercup winner (2020)

As assistant coach:

  • Balkan League Champion (2016, 2024)
  • Kosovo League champion (2006-2011, 2016, 2017, 2019)
  • 10× Kosovo Cup winner (2006-2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • 4× Kosovo Supercup winner (2013, 2018, 2019, 2022)

Andin Rashica (born September 19, 1990, in Prishtina) is a professional basketball coach from Kosovo who currently is an assistant coach of Manisa BB. [1]

Coaching career

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)

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–present)

On the 10 June 2024, he was appointed as an assistant coach of Manisa BB.[6]

National team coaching career

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. [7] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-06-13. Rashica, trajneri i ri më i sukseshëm në basketbollin kosovar. 2021-07-08. Kosova Job. sq.
  2. Web site: 2018-03-06. Andin Rashica, trajneri historik I basketbollit. 2021-07-08. Gazeta Zëri. sq.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-04. Andin Rashica dëshmon veten, fiton Kupën e Kosovës – vetëm me lojtarë vendorë. 2021-07-08. Insporti. sq.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-26. Rikthehet Andin Rashica, rikthehen trofetë në Prishtinë. 2021-07-06. Gazeta Express. sq.
  5. Web site: 2020-04-09. The new “breed” of basketball minds in the European scene. 2021-12-15. Talk Basket. en.
  6. News: Ozan Bulkaz’dan 2 Yıllık İmza. basketfoul.com. 10 June 2024. tr.
  7. Web site: 2018-06-22. Rashica: Kemi mungesa, presim përkrahje. 2021-12-15. Top Sporti. sq.