Maccabi Haifa Aims to Sign Foreign Coach by Monday
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Maccabi Haifa is urgently seeking a foreign coach following Barak Bakhar's resignation after a significant loss. Owner Yakov Shahar is involved in the search, aiming to finalize a signing by Monday. The club has denied reports linking them to Romanian coach Edi Iordănescu and is not considering Omer Peretz or Barak Itzhaki. If a foreign coach isn't found, local options like Sharon Mimer or Slobodan Drapić may be considered.
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- Maccabi Haifa aims to sign a foreign coach by Monday after Barak Bakhar's resignation.
- Owner Yakov Shahar is directly involved in the coach selection process.
- The club denied reports of contacting former Romania coach Edi Iordănescu.
- Local options like Sharon Mimer or Slobodan Drapić may be considered if no foreign coach is found.
- Assistant coach David Marten will lead training during the interim period.
Maccabi Haifa is actively seeking to recruit a foreign coach by the beginning of the week, following the dramatic resignation of Barak Bakhar after a 4-0 home loss to Maccabi Netanya. The club plans to use the upcoming three-week break to identify a suitable candidate. Owner Yakov Shahar is directly involved in the process, alongside CEO Itzik Ovadia and professional manager Lior Raphaëlov. Despite Shahar's initial preference against foreign coaches, the club is now working to bring one in.
Maccabi Haifa has denied Romanian reports linking them to former national team coach Edi Iordănescu, who most recently managed Legia Warsaw. Iordănescu's agent suggested he might visit the club while awaiting a potential return to coach Romania. However, Maccabi Haifa stated these reports are false and that Iordănescu, who led Romania to the Euros ahead of Switzerland and Israel, is not a candidate.
The club also clarified that Omer Peretz is not under consideration. Barak Itzhaki is also not a viable option as he has no release clause from his contract with Anorthosis Famagusta.
Should a foreign coach not be secured, Maccabi Haifa may turn to less prominent local options, such as Sharon Mimer or Slobodan Drapić, potentially as interim solutions until the end of the season. In the interim, assistant coach David Marten will lead the team's training sessions before the break.
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