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Taip Ramadani |
The Australian Handball
Federation [AHF] is pleased to announce the
appointment of Taip Ramadani as the Senior Men’s
Head Coach.
Taip brings into the coaching
position skills and experience from a handball
career spanning more than twenty years. His
career involved playing for clubs in Australia,
Hungary, Norway and Qatar. He has played over
240 games for Australia between 1993 and 2005,
after which he had a brief time off from the
national team. In 2008, Taip was convinced to
be part of the Men’s Team which won the
Qualification Tournament for the 2009 World
Championship. He successfully combined the role
of playing as Pivot and Assistant Coach to the
Men’s Team at the 2009 World Championship.
The highlights of Taip’s handball
career include being a member of the team that
won Australia’s first game at the World
Championship finals in 2003; competing in
European Cup competition with Drammen HK;
participating in four World Championships and
the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Taip started coaching in NSW more
than ten years ago and continued working with
junior teams during his stay in Norway. On his
return to Australia he started coaching the
Canberra Handball Club and the ACT men’s team.
Last year he assisted Head Coach Morten Fjelstad
in preparing the team for the World
Championships.
Inspired by the passionate play
and much improved performance of the Men’s Team
in the 2009 World Championship, Taip has sought
the role of Head Coach. He has embraced the
mission of the Men’s Team to continue making a
mark in the handball world through successfully
representing the Oceania Region in world
championships and other international
tournaments.
Taip is in the process of
finalising the long-term strategy and plan for
the Men’s Team further development. For the
immediate, the goal is to put into action the
“Towards Sweden 2011” Plan.
The AHF takes this opportunity to
thank Morten Fjeldstad for his valuable services
as Head Coach to the Men’s Team which
successfully participated in the 2007 and 2009
World Championships. At the close of the 2009
World Championship, Morten announced that due to
other commitments he was not seeking
re-appointment to the position but offered to
assist the team management with continued
mentoring to the players.
As Taip takes over the role of
Head Coach of the Australian Men’s Team, the AHF
wishes him all the best. |
