- Aihan Omer
Aihan Omer (born
June 27 ,1960 ) is aRomania nteam handball player and coach. Known for his performances with various clubs, he trained the national men's team between 1994 and 2003, and again from 2007.Biography
Born into an ethnic Crimean Tatar familyro icon Laurenţiu Georgescu, [http://www.adevarulonline.ro/articole/resita-casa-mea/310807 "'Reşiţa, casa mea'"] , in "
Adevărul ",May 1 ,2007 ] (although he is commonly believed to be a Turk)ro icon Octavian Stancioiu, [http://www.sport365.ro/Aur_in_Valea_Domanului-n21944.html "Aur în Valea Domanului"] , at Sport365.ro,May 2 ,2007 ] inConstanţa , he began playing handball at the age of twelve, when he trained with the Constanţa School Club.ro icon Oana Gurgu, [http://www.sport365.ro/Interviu_cu_Aihan_Omer-n4514.html "Interviu cu Aihan Omer"] , at Sport365.ro,September 7 ,2006 ] He then played professionally for Dinamo Bucharest, winning the National Championship edition of 1984-1985, for Carpaţi Mârşa (1986-1988), and forHidrotehnica Constanţa (1988-1990), promoting to the First League with the latter (1989). During the period, he also made 60 appearances on the national team.Omer began his career as a coach in 1990, being originally employed by the School Club in
Medgidia , and later byCimentul Medgidia (which he promoted to the Second Division in 1993). In addition to becoming national team coach in 1994, he was employed by Dacia Piteşti (1995-1998).In 1999, Omer moved to
Minaur Baia Mare , where he registered his first major success, winning both the Championship and National Cup later in the same year. He moved on toFibrex Piatra Neamţ , repeating the performance in 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, before joiningHCM Constanţa . With the latter, Omer won the Championship in 2004 and 2006, as well as the Cup in 2005 and 2006; additionally, he reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup and the European Cup (in 2004 and 2006 respectively).He moved on to become coach of
CSM Reşiţa , being generally credited with the team's subsequent successes. He coached the team to victory in the 2007 Challenge Cup, when they beatDrammen HK on their home ground inNorway . In autumn 2007, he was appointed coach of the national handball team, with the aim of qualifying for the2009 World Men's Handball Championship to be held inCroatia .Aihan Omer is married to Nurgian, and has two children; his son Erkan is also a handball player.
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