Taip Ramadani Explained

Taip Ramadani
Birth Date:1972 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Position:Pivot
Currentclub:Australia
Years1:1987–1992
Clubs1:UNSW HC
Years2:1992–1995
Clubs2:Bankstown HC
Years3:1995–1998
Clubs3:Harbourside HC
Years4:1998-1999
Clubs4:Csömör KSK (HUN)
Years5:1999–2001
Clubs5:Sydney University Handball Club
Years6:2001–2003
Clubs6:Drammen HK
Years7:2003–2005
Clubs7:Kjelsås IL
Years8:2005–2006
Clubs8:Al-Gharafa SC
Years9:2006–2010
Clubs9:Canberra Handball
Nationalyears1:1994–2009
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:68
Nationalgoals1:191
Manageryears1:2006 – 2010
Managerclubs1:Canberra Handball Club
Manageryears2:2010 – 2011
Managerclubs2:Southern Stars
Manageryears3:2009 – 2013
Managerclubs3:Australia (Head coach)
Manageryears4:2007 – 2016
Managerclubs4:ACT Men's state team
Manageryears5:2016 – 2021
Managerclubs5:Kosovo (Head coach)
Manageryears6:2021 –
Managerclubs6:Australia (Head coach)

Taip Ramadani (born 1 January 1972) is an Australian handball coach, former Australian national team player who played in the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Playing career

Ramadani played with various Sydney clubs before transferring to Hungarian club Csömör KSK in 1998. In 2001, Ramadani joined Norwegian club Drammen HK and in 2005 he transferred to Qatar's Al Gharrafa club.In 2006, Ramadani founded the Canberra Handball Club which, in its inaugural season, and in 2010, won the New South Wales League.

Ramadani played 68 international matches for Australia, scoring 191 goals, between 1993 and 2009. He competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games[1] and four IHF World Championships: Egypt 1999, Portugal 2003, Tunisia 2005 and Croatia 2009. In 2009, he made a return to International Handball with four appearances for Australia at the Croatia 2009, where he was also the assistant coach of the team.

Coaching career

Handball Australia appointed Ramadani as the head coach of the national men's program in September 2021, for a second term with the Australian men's team.[2] He previously led Australia between 2009 and 2013. A period that included the 2011 Handball World Championships in Sweden, and the 2013 Handball World Championships in Spain.[3]

Between 2016 and 2021, Ramadani was the head coach of the Kosovo men's national team.[4] Ramadani led the team to bronze medal at the 2017 IHF Trophy,[5] and to their first international points in European Championship [6] and World Championship qualification tournaments.[7]

Personal life

Ramadani was born in Sydney, Australia on 1 January 1972. He is of Albanian origin.

External links

Australia men's national handball team
Kosovo men's national handball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taip Ramadani. 2000. Australian Olympic Committee. 2022-01-06.
  2. Web site: Taip Ramadani named new national men’s team head coach. 2021. Handball Australia. 2021-12-19.
  3. Web site: Veteran Australian Handballer Wins Head Coach Position. 2013. nyhockeyonline.com. 2021-12-19.
  4. Web site: Taip Ramadani emërohet përzgjedhës i Kosovës. 2016. Koha Ditore. 2016-04-22.
  5. Web site: Faroe Islands Defend Emerging Nations Championship. 2017. International Handball Federation. 2022-01-06.
  6. Web site: Kosovo take historic first point in international. 2016. European Handball Federation. 2022-01-06.
  7. Web site: Historic wins for Italy and Kosovo. 2019. European Handball Federation. 2022-01-06.