Ciaran Williams


Ciaran Williams is a British handball coach, currently head coach of Great Britain's U18 squad. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the handball team">Team handball">handball team in the Handball at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|men's tournament].

Early life

Williams began playing handball at the age of 7, inspired by his parents who both played the game.

Club career

At senior club level, Williams played in Germany for TUSEM Essen alongside future Team GB teammates Christopher McDermott, Daniel McMillan and Christopher Mohr before playing in Denmark with Halden Topphandball. Whilst there, he had to clean toilets to earn money after funding was cut. He later returned to England and played for Salford Handball Club before being selected for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics. He captained the Olympic Squad and later played for Sandnes in Norway whilst studying for a business and administration degree.

International career

Williams played a total of 46 times for his country, scoring 76 goals. He captained Team GB during the Handball at the 2012 [Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Olympics] and described participating as "the greatest experience of my life".

Coaching career

Williams began coaching in Norway, leading Kolbotn boys' team to the national under-16 title in 2016. In 2017, he was appointed as coach of St. Hallvard's under-21s team. Shortly afterwards, he was also made head coach of Great Britain's under-18 men's team.