Taip Ramadani

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Taip Ramadani was born in Sydney, Australia on 1 January 1972. He grew up in Kosovo where he picked up the popular sport of Handball.

On his return to Australia, Ramadani continued playing handball and by the age of 21 was selected in the Australian national talent squad in preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

He played with various Sydney clubs before transferring to Hungarian Club Csömör KSK in 1998.

In 2001, Ramadani joined one of Norway’s top teams Drammen HK, competing in the Norwegian Elite Series as well as the European Cup.

He is one of the most capped national team players, having played over one hundred games for Australia, spanning a period between 1993 and 2005. He competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and three IHF World Championships: Egypt 1999, Portugal 2003 and Tunisia 2005 where he retired from international competition.

Ramadani ended his playing career in 2006 after a one year stint in Qatar.