{{Short description|Albanian basketball coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Spiro Leka | image = | image_size = | caption = | team = Victoria Libertas Pesaro | league = Serie A2 | position = Head coach | nationality = Albanian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|1|14}} | birth_place = Tirana, Albania | death_date = | death_place = | height_m = | weight = | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 1991 | coach_start = 1995 | coach_end = | years1 = 1983–1991 | team1 = Partizani Tirana | cyears1 = 1995–1997 | cteam1 = Basket Fano | cyears2 = 2003–2006 | cteam2 = Morciano Eagles | cyears3 = 2006–2008 | cteam3 = Titano San Marino | cyears4 = 2009 | cteam4 = Santarcangelo | cyears5 = 2009–2010 | cteam5 = Stella Maris Pesaro | cyears6 = 2013–2017 | cteam6 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro (assistant) | cyears7 = 2017–2018 | cteam7 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro | cyears8 = 2019–2023 | cteam8 = Kleb Basket Ferrara | cyears9 = 2024–present | cteam9 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro | 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.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/pesaro/cronaca/leka-racconta-edi-rama-un-pivot-alla-meneghin-e01765e1|title= Leka racconta Edi Rama: "Un pivot alla Meneghin"|work=ilrestodelcarlino.it|date=12 November 2023|language=it|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://pressingba.com/spiro-leka-la-storia/|title=Spiro Leka - La Storia|author=Camilla Cataldo|language=it|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
== Coaching career == Leka was the head coach of Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro during the 2017–18 LBA season.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.legabasket.it/news/115536/consultinvest-pesaro-spiro-leka-sara-l-allenatore-nella-prossima-stagione|title= CONSULTINVEST PESARO, SPIRO LEKA SARÀ L'ALLENATORE NELLA PROSSIMA STAGIONE|work=legabasket|date=12 June 2017|language=it|access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
Leka was the head coach of Kleb Basket Ferrara from 2019 until 2023.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Matteo Bellinazzi |title= Kleb. Postpartita di tensione tra Leka e Sacripanti|url=https://www.estense.com/?p=892413 |accessdate=4 February 2021 |work=estense.com |date=28 January 2021 |language=it}}</ref>
On October 17, 2024, he was named the head coach of Victoria Libertas Pesaro once again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spiro Leka è il nuovo coach della Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro|url=https://www.victorialibertas.it/spiro-leka-e-il-nuovo-coach-della-carpegna-prosciutto-basket-pesaro/|accessdate=1 November 2024 |work=Victoria Libertas Pesaro|date=17 October 2021 |language=it}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Spiro-Leka/39142 Spiro Leka] at eurobasket.com *[https://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Spiro-Leka/Summary/21049 Spiro Leka] at realgm
{{Victoria Libertas Pesaro current roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leka, Spiro}} Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Albanian sportsmen Category:Basketball players from Tirana Category:Albanian men's basketball players Category:Albanian expatriate basketball people in Italy Category:Albanian expatriate basketball people in the United States Category:Albanian basketball coaches Category:KB Partizani Tirana players Category:Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro coaches