The New Zealand-born gloveman is excited about taking on the challenge and is looking forward to assisting in the development of football in the Cook Islands.
“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work in my home country and with football as they are two of the biggest passions in my life,” he says.
Jamieson captained the national team during its Pacific Games campaign in New Caledonia during August and September and has the ideal football background and experience to be a success in the role.
“I plan to learn about the various programmes already in place within the technical department and progressively implement new and effective programmes to improve the standard of both our local and international players and coaches,” he says.
“I really appreciate the trust and confidence that CIFA have shown in me with this appointment.”
The 37-year-old has represented the Cook Islands for a decade and also has experience of coaching goalkeepers with the Wellington-based Capital Football federation in the country of his birth. He is also an academic and holds a variety of qualifications, including a double tertiary degree in management and science.
He has been based in Wellington in recent years but has links to the Cook Islands through his mother, who hails from Aitutaki, and is fiercely proud of his roots.
“I lived in Rarotonga in 2001 when I first played internationally for the Cook Islands in Tahiti. We got through to the OFC Nations Cup that year and got to play Australia,” he says.
“I just wanted to learn a bit more about my culture so went back to the Cooks for just under a year. I worked there, learned the culture and played a bit of football as well.”
Jamieson will return to Rarotonga to take up his new post and replaces previous CIFA technical director Jimmy Katoa, who has now left the organistion and moved overseas.
For more on Cook Islands football go to www.cookislandsfootball.com

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