Taip Ramadani

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Taip Ramadani coaching Canberra Handball Club at Sydney Olympic Park
Taip Ramadani coaching Canberra Handball Club at Sydney Olympic Park


Taip Ramadani was born in Sydney, Australia on 1 January 1972. He grew up in Kosovo where he was introduced to Handball.

After returning to Australia in 1987, Ramadani played with various Sydney clubs before transferring to Hungarian Club Csömör KSK in 1998. In 2001, Ramadani joined Norwegian club Drammen HK.

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 active career in 2006 after a one year stint in Qatar. After returning to Australia Ramadani founded the Canberra Handball Club, which in its inaugural season won the New South Wales League, in 2007. This success qualified Canberra HC for the Oceania Champions Cup held in Tahiti, in November 2007 where Canberra HC finished third.

[edit] External links