Edi Iordănescu Was a Maccabi Haifa Candidate; His Salary at Legia Warsaw Was €600,000
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Maccabi Haifa considered hiring Romanian coach Edi Iordănescu after Barak Bakhar's resignation. Iordănescu's previous salary at Legia Warsaw was €600,000 annually, nearly double Bakhar's. He also coached Romania to Euro 2024, reaching the round of 16 before being eliminated by the Netherlands.
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- Maccabi Haifa considered hiring coach Edi Iordănescu to replace Barak Bakhar.
- Iordănescu's salary at his last club, Legia Warsaw, was €600,000 annually.
- His salary at Legia Warsaw was nearly double that of former coach Barak Bakhar.
- Iordănescu led Romania to the Euro 2024 round of 16.
- Romania was eliminated from Euro 2024 by the Netherlands with a 3-0 score.
Maccabi Haifa considered hiring Romanian coach Edi Iordănescu as a potential replacement for Barak Bakhar, who recently resigned. Iordănescu's last coaching position was with Polish club Legia Warsaw, where he managed for only three months, from June to October 2025. During his tenure with Legia Warsaw, his salary was approximately €600,000, or €50,000 per month, nearly double the €350,000 annual salary of Bakhar. Iordănescu's time at Legia Warsaw began promisingly but ended with only one win in the last six games.
Prior to his brief stint in Poland, Iordănescu coached the Romanian national team for two years. He led Romania to qualification for Euro 2024, a campaign that included two matches against Israel, ending in a 1-1 draw in Romania and a 2-1 victory for Romania over Israel. At Euro 2024, Romania reached the round of 16 after defeating Ukraine 3-0, losing to Belgium 2-0, and drawing with Slovakia to secure advancement. They were ultimately eliminated from the tournament by the Netherlands with a 3-0 loss in the round of 16.
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