Ilir Selmani
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| Trepça | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Kosovo Superleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 January 1978 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.70 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1999–2011 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1999–2011 | Trepça |
| As a coach: | |
| 2011–2012 | Trepça |
| 2015 | Kosovo men's U-20 team |
| 2016 | Trepça |
| 2017–2019 | Trepça |
| 2018–2019 | Kosovo (assistant coach) |
| 2022–2023 | Kosovo men’s U-18 team |
| 2023 | Trepça (caretaker) |
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo (assistant coach) |
| Career highlights | |
As a player:
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Ilir Selmani (born 9 January 1978) is a Kosovar basketball coach and former player.[1] He was the head coach of KB Trepça of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and was an assistant coach to the Kosovo men's national basketball team.[2]
Ilir Selmani started his career at his hometown club Trepça. He played his entire career for Trepça in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[3] He won the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 2001 and the Kosovo Cup in 2004.
Coaching career
He was the head coach of KB Trepça in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2019.[4][5] During the finals of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague in 2023 Trepça’s head coach Engin Gençoglu was sacked. Therefore, Ilir Selmani took care of the squad but failed to win the finals.[6] Furthermore, he is active as a scout for young players in the Trepça academy.