Arsim Thaqi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Malisheva, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1994–1998 | 2 Korriku | ||
| 2014–2016 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2016-2018 | Prishtina | ||
| 2017–2018 | Feronikeli | ||
| 2018–2019 | Flamurtari | ||
| 2021–2022 | Malisheva | ||
| 2023 | Drita | ||
| 2023-2024 | Suhareka | ||
| 2024–2025 | Drenica | ||
| 2025 | Prishtina | ||
| 2026 | Dukagjini | ||
Arsim Thaqi (born 25 May 1971) is a Kosovan professional football coach who last served as manager of KF Dukagjini. He won the Kosovar Cup two times: the first one as manager of FC Prishtina in 2025 and one year later with Dukagjini.[1][2][3] He guided KF Malisheva and FC Suhareka to their first-ever promotions to the Kosovo Superleague.[4]
Thaqi was sacked by Prishtina on 24 November 2025 despite being at the top of the table with 26 points after 13 matches played.[5]
On 26 March 2026, he was appointed manager of KF Dukagjini.[6] The team from Klina was in the sixth position in the 2025-26 Football Superleague of Kosovo and had already qualified for the 2025-26 Kosovar Cup semifinals when Thaqi was officially announced. On 21 May 2026, they won the Cup defeating FC Ferizaj 2-1 in the final.[7] Dukagjini finished the league in the fourth position.[8]
On 2 August 2026, following a heavy defeat against FC Lugano in the second qualifying round of the 2026-27 UEFA Conference League, Dukagjini announced the termination of Thaqi's contract by mutual consent.[9]
Honours
[edit]Manager
[edit]Malisheva
Suhareka
Prishtina
Dukagjini
References
[edit]- ↑ "Prishtina wins the Cup and secures Europe". Koha.net. 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Arsim Thaqi, "savior" of Pristina: Twice at the wheel, twice in European competitions". Telegrafi. 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Thaqi very happy after triumph, aims for good performance in Europe". Koha.net. 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "From successes to history - the 'Architect' of Suhareka, Arsim Thaqi talks about it all". Telegrafi. 14 May 2024.
- ↑ "Official: Pristina ends cooperation with Arsim Thaqi". Telegrafi. 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐓Ë 𝐙𝐘𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐄" (in Albanian). KF Dukagjini on Facebook. 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cup for Dukagjin, Ferizaj withdraws the team and does not receive the medals". Koha.net. 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Llapi in the tiebreaker, Malisheva finishes in second place". Koha.net. 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dukagjini announces the dismissal of Arsim Thaqi". Koha.net. 2 August 2026.
External links
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- ↑ "Entrenador Arshim Thaqi" (in Spanish). BeSoccer.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Malisheva
- Kosovan football managers
- FC 2 Korriku managers
- KF Trepça '89 managers
- FC Drita managers
- FC Prishtina managers
- FC Feronikeli 74 managers
- KF Flamurtari managers
- KF Drenica managers
- KF Dukagjini managers
- Football Superleague of Kosovo managers
- First Football League of Kosovo managers
- Kosovan football biography stubs