Hasan Lika (born 1 January 1960) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player.

Club career

Lika spent his playing career representing

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from 1978 to 1984.

International career

Lika won his first and only cap on 20 November 1983 against

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, appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 away defeat.

Managerial career

Albania U21

Lika coached Albania U21 team for the remaining four matches of

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qualifiers. His first match in charge was the goalless draw against

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on 1 June 2001. He led Albania to the first win of the qualifiers on 31 August where they overwhelmed

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3–0 at home. Albania finished Group 9 in the last position with only four points, all taken with Lika in charge.

Apolonia Fier

On 19 November 2009, Lika took charge of

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for the remaining part of 2009–10 season. He had a disappointing stint at the club however, as Apolonia eventually relegated after finished 11th in the championship. At the time before Lika took charge, Apolonia was placed in 3rd position after 10 weeks.

Partizani Tirana

On 9 February 2014, Lika resigned as the coach of

following the league defeat to cross-town rivals

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two days earlier.

Teuta Durrës

On 6 June 2014, Lika returned to

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for a fifth stint at the club, signing a contract for the upcoming season. However, his fifth spell at the club was short-lived as he was sacked by the president Edmond Hasabelliu on 25 November following a run of negative results in the league.

Kukësi

On 24 November 2015, Lika was appointed assistant coach of

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at Kukësi. On 6 June 2016, Lika become the coach of the team following the departure of Duro. He resigned from his duty on 22 July following the elimination from

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Luftëtari Gjirokastër

On 17 October 2017, Lika was appointed new manager of top flight side Luftëtari Gjirokastër which risked relegation, signing until the end of the season. However, Lika changed the team approach to the game entirely and guided them to a third-place finish, meaning that Luftëtari has qualify for the

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for the first time in history. He left the club officially on 31 May 2018 after his contract expired.

Honours

* Albanian Superliga: 2 ::

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Albania - Championship Winning Teams
- RSSSF

References

External links

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FSHF profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lika, Hasan 1960 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's international footballers FK Partizani Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian football managers FK Partizani Tirana managers KF Lushnja managers KF Teuta Durrës managers Albania national under-21 football team managers KF Besa Kavajë managers KF Vllaznia Shkodër managers FK Apolonia Fier managers FK Kukësi managers KF Luftëtari managers Kategoria Superiore managers