Elena Sadiku writes the story: Named coach of giant Scottish club, Celtic

The Scottish club has officially announced this Friday about reaching agreement with the Albanian.

Sadiku has signed valid contracts for two and a half years.

In this case she also wrote her story, becoming the first woman to be appointed the coach of the Celtic team.

Elena will begin in the new role Monday, with David Haley, who will continue as assistant.

The late 30-year-old was a coach at the Everton Club Academy.

This is such a wonderful day for me and my family, to join a club like Celtic at such a exciting time for our girls' team. It's a real honor to give me this wonderful opportunity and I look forward to starting, especially with so many important games that come to”, she first told the official Celtic site.

The “Liga in Scotland has indeed developed in recent years and I have seen that the team in Celtic has had great success. My role now is to continue this, working for and with players to achieve greater successes in terms of the league and European competitions in particular. I also enjoy the opportunity to develop and enhance the most extensive structure and environment in all our teams and academy. I will bring passion, energy and commitment to this role and I look forward to starting”, Sadiku said.

As a professional football player, Elena Sadiku played FC Roseng'rd, Christianstad DFF, Eskilstuna United and Hammarby IF, Elena also represented Sweden in different age groups before forced to withdraw from football at the age of 23 because of the injury.

Turning her full attention to becoming a successful coach, she made her experience at all levels of the game, from the establishment of the girls' Academy structure at Hammarby IF to the coach of Swedish champions with FC Rosengörd, as well as the winning of experience in the Championship League with FortHyöring. /Gazza Express/