Spiro Leka

Albanian basketball coach

Spiro LekaVictoria Libertas Pesaro

Position| Head coach
League| Serie A2
Personal information
Born|  (1966-01-14) 14 January 1966 (age 59)
Tirana, Albania
Nationality| Albanian
Career information
Playing career| 1983–1991
Coaching career| 1995–present
Career history
As a player:
1983–1991| Partizani Tirana
As a coach:
1995–1997| Basket Fano
2003–2006| Morciano Eagles
2006–2008| Titano San Marino
2009| Santarcangelo
2009–2010| Stella Maris Pesaro
2013–2017| Victoria Libertas Pesaro (assistant)
2017–2018| Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2019–2023| Kleb Basket Ferrara
2024–present| Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Career highlights
As player:

* 7× Albanian League champion (1984–1989, 1991)
* 4x Albanian Cup winner (1984, 1987, 1989, 1990)

Spiro Leka (born 14 January 1966) is an Albanian basketball coach and former basketball player. He currently is the coach of Victoria Libertas Pesaro. Before starting his coaching career in Italy, Leka played for Partizani Tirana.[1][2]

## Coaching career

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Leka was the head coach of Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro during the 2017–18 LBA season.[3]

Leka was the head coach of Kleb Basket Ferrara from 2019 until 2023.[4]

On October 17, 2024, he was named the head coach of Victoria Libertas Pesaro once again.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Leka racconta Edi Rama: "Un pivot alla Meneghin"". ilrestodelcarlino.it (in Italian). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. ^ Camilla Cataldo. "Spiro Leka - La Storia" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. ^ "CONSULTINVEST PESARO, SPIRO LEKA SARÀ L'ALLENATORE NELLA PROSSIMA STAGIONE". legabasket (in Italian). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
4. ^ Matteo Bellinazzi (28 January 2021). "Kleb. Postpartita di tensione tra Leka e Sacripanti". estense.com (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
5. ^ "Spiro Leka è il nuovo coach della Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro". Victoria Libertas Pesaro (in Italian). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

## External links

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* Spiro Leka at eurobasket.com
* Spiro Leka at realgm