Besart Berisha
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Berisha in training for Melbourne Victory in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besart Selim Berisha | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | Berliner VB 49 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Berliner FC Dynamo | ||
| 1999–2000 | TSV Lichtenberg | ||
| 2000–2003 | SV Lichtenberg | ||
| 2003–2004 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Hamburger SV | 12 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Aalborg (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Horsens (loan) | 32 | (11) |
| 2007–2009 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Horsens (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Brisbane Roar | 76 | (48) |
| 2014–2018 | Melbourne Victory | 110 | (68) |
| 2018–2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Western United | 45 | (26) |
| 2021 | Prishtina | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 339 | (164) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Albania | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Prishtina (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Melbourne (Manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Besart Selim Berisha (Albanian: [bɛˈsaɾt sɛˈlim bɛˈɾiʃa]; born 29 July 1985) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Melbourne Victory seniors academy team based in Victoria, Australia. Previously he held an assistant manager role of Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina. Best known for his time in Australia, is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the A-League Men, having made 231 appearances and scoring 142 goals in the competition.