1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Žiga Papež
Address: Ratež 44a, 8321 Brusnice, Slovenia
E-mail: papez.ziga@gmail.com
Mobile: +38651269272
Skype: papezziga
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 5 August 1993
Nationality: Slovene
Objective overview
Tennis graduate seeking for a coaching job in a sports organization or a sports club with
the aim of perfecting and consolidating the knowledge and experience obtained with
considerable effort, and thus take the coaching position on a higher level.
Related Work Experience
 At the age of 12, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Because of a sound knowledge
of good nutrition and exercise, I have successfully managed diabetes. After years of
experimenting with and trying out different diets and types and exercise, I have
discovered many interesting facts related to both, the health of people with diabetes and
health in general. Because of my perfect managing of diabetes and a great deal of
experience, many physicians from Ljubljana and journalist who write about diabetes
have asked me for advice. Thanks to my long experience I have written several articles
on how to manage diabetes and thus advised many people on how to improve their
health and general well-being.
 I have been engaged in high-level sports since the age of six. I was a professional
tennis player between the ages of 6 and 22. At the age of twenty, I was ranked No.
1702 on ATP singles rankings. Since I was 19 I have been working as a tennis coach,
athletics coach and strength-conditioning coach for several different sports.
 Since 5 January 2013 I have been working as a tennis coach for sport society Slovan,
together with the renowned tennis coach Mr. Igor Rorič. I have assisted Igor Rorič with
the training of top tennis players such as: Bedene Aljaž (ATP: 66), Kočevar Dešman

2. Tom (ATP: 349), Urbanija Mike (ATP: 477), Bedene Andraž (ATP: 840), Khotulev
Stepan (ATP: 823) and others.
 Since 1 February 2013 I have been working as a strength-conditioning coach of tennis
players at sport society Slovan. I am in charge of 17 players. The age of the tennis
players is ranging from five to twenty.
 From 5 January 2015 to 25 December 2015 I completed my pedagogical internship at
Mass Athletics Club in Ljubljana supervised by the renowned athletics coach Mr.
Svjetlan Vujasin. I provided assistance during his training sessions and conducted my
own training sessions for more than twenty athletes at once. I participated in the leading
of training sessions of world renown such as Maruša Mišmaš and Žan Rudolf.
 From 1 October to 1 December 2015 I worked as an artistic gymnastics coach in Mladi
rod nursery school, under the auspices of Slovenia’s oldest gymnastics club, Narodni
dom sports society.
 Since 1 October 2015 I have been working as a tennis coach in tennis nursery school,
tennis school and recreation program for adults, in Net sport tennis school. The latter
was established by an excellent former tennis player Mrs. Tajana Mlakar.
 Since 1 October 2015 I have been a sports-recreational workout trainer for senior
citizens at the Day centre of activities for the elderly Rudnik (Ljubljana).
 Since 1 October 2015 I have been a workout trainer for people with joint and back
problems and people with muscular dystrophy at Slovan sport society.
 On 5 November 2015 I set up Facebook and Instagram pages called Corpus vitalis
which I still use actively. On Corpus vitalis page I have been publishing videos of
different workouts that people can easily do at home, videos of several training plans,
diets and so on. More than sixty people who contacted me have benefited from my
advice regarding workout, nutrition plans and general health. My workout and nutrition
counselling has been of great help to better health for many people with type 1 and type
2 diabetes.
Education and training
 Graduate coach of tennis and athletics: 1 October 2012–25 May 2016
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Gortanova 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
 Professional competence in sport: Fitness coach. Date: 3 February 2014
 Professional competence in sport: Swimming coach
 Professional competence in sport: Athletics coach
 Professional competence in sport: Volleyball coach

3.  Participation at Trainer conference of Slovene Tennis Association, 2012–2015
 Secondary school graduate: 1 September 2008 –15 June 2012
Gimnazija Novo mesto, Seidlova cesta 9, 8000 Novo mesto
Skills
 First language: Slovene
 Other languages: English and Serbo-Croatian, level C1
 Communication skills:
 Good listener
 Good speaker/rhetorician
 Acceptance of viewpoints and the mindset of others
 Good presentation of my own points of view and my way of thinking
 Ability to concentrate
 Ability to observe
 Resourcefulness in difficult situations
 Organisational/leadership skills:
 Ability to organise big and small events
 Ability to organise my own work independently
 Good cooperation with my superiors and colleagues
 Ability to take responsibility for the decisions made
 Digital literacy:
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office TM (Word, Excel in PowerPoint).
 Good knowledge of the World Wide Web
 Ability to use photo and video editing programs
 Driver’s licence: AM, A1, B1.
Achievements
As a player:
 Between the ages of 10 and 18 I was continuously among the 15 best singles
tennis players in Slovenia
 Until the age of 12 and 14 I was listed among the 240 best European tennis
players
 I participated in many preparations with the Slovene representative tennis team in
several age categories

4.  On 19 and 20 September 2008 I took part in the international tournament
Mladinske igre treh dežel with the Slovene representative tennis team. We were placed
second
 At the age of 18 I was ranked 19th
on the Slovene members rankings despite the
very few tournaments I had taken part in
 In 2013, 2014 and 2015 I won the University championship in Ljubljana
 From 6 to 17 July 2013 I represented Slovenia at the 27th
Summer Universiade in
Kazan, Russia
 From 3 to 14 July 2015 I represented Slovenia at the 28th
Summer Universiade in
Gwangju, South Korea
 On 2 September 2014 I won a point for the ATP rankings
 My best ATP ranking has been No. 1702
As a coach:
 I consider one of my greatest achievements in coaching profession the
collaboration with Mr. Igor Rorič when training many Slovene top tennis players
such as Bedene Aljaž (ATP: 66), Kočevar Dešman Tom (ATP: 349), Urbanija
Mike (ATP: 477), Bedene Andraž (ATP: 840), Khotulev Stepan (ATP: 823) and
many others.
 I am a strength-conditioning coach to two Slovene national champions under 16
and 18 years, Aljaž Fugina and Anže Arh.
 I am proud of being the member of the coaching team of two Slovene athletes of
world renown for the entire season of 2015. Maruša Mišmaš (3000m
steeplechase) and Žan Rudolf (800m) are Slovenia’s national champions who
participated in the World Athletic Championship in Beijing and who will take part
in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
 Since 1 October 2015 I have been working as a sports-recreational workout
trainer for senior citizens at the Day centre of activities for the elderly Rudnik
(Ljubljana).
 Since 1 October 2015 I have been a workout trainer for people with joint and
back problems and people with muscular dystrophy at Slovan sport society.
 On Facebook and Instagram pages Corus vitalis I have published many videos of
different workouts that people can easily do at home (except for the training
sessions), nutrition plans, recipes and so on. More than sixty people who
contacted me have benefited from my advice regarding workout, nutrition plans

5. and general health. My workout and nutrition counselling has been of great help
to better health for many people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Memberships
 Member of the Slovene Society for Clinical Nutrition
 Member of Slovan Tennis Society, Ljubljana
 Member of Diabetes Society Nova Gorica
 Member of the Coaches Organisation of Slovenia’s Tennis Association
Key competences and advantages
All of the listed competences and advantages have been gained during a long
professional career as a tennis player and through numerous jobs that I have taken
while studying and pursuing my sports career.
Communication skills:
 Ability to concentrate
 Ability to observe
 Ability to integrate in a new environment
 Presentation of my points of view in a debate
 Resourcefulness in difficult situations
 Capability of efficient and reliable decision-making
 Excellent communication ability
 Great counselling skill and providing customers with solutions
Organisational/leadership skills:
 Good leadership skills
 Ability to take responsibility for the decisions made
 Event organisation
 Concern for safety, credibility
 Cooperation
 Capability of efficient managing of my own work
 Responsibility for dealing with the consequences
Digital literacy:
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office TM (Word, Excel in PowerPoint).

6.  A very good knowledge of the World Wide Web
 Familiarity with Photoshop software tools for photo editing
References
Enclosed attachments:
 Recommendation letter by Assoc. Prof. Aleš Filipčič, PE Professor (Faculty of
Sport, University of Ljubljana)
 Recommendation letter by Professor Milan Čoh, PE Professor (Faculty of Sport,
University of Ljubljana)
 Recommendation letter by Assoc. Prof. Tanja Kajtna, B.A. Psychology (Faculty of
Sport, University of Ljubljana)
 Recommendation letter by Mr. Igor Rorič (main coach at Slovan Tennis Society,
Ljubljana)
 Recommendation letter by Mrs. Andreja Troppan (head of the Day centre of
activities for the elderly Rudnik, Ljubljana)