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Pogoń Szczecin Nears Hiring Former Maccabi Tel Aviv Coach After Rejecting Maccabi Bid
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First reported by Mako · Jun 22, 2026
What happened
Pogoń Szczecin rejected Maccabi Tel Aviv’s attempt to sign two players, but is now close to appointing Oscar Garcia, a former coach in Israel. The club fired Thomas Thomasberg and is expected to replace him with Garcia, who recently coached Ajax and previously managed Oscar Gloukh.
- 01Pogoń Szczecin rejected Maccabi Tel Aviv’s bid for two players.
- 02Owner Alex Haditaghi refused to negotiate with the Israeli club.
- 03The Polish club is now close to hiring Oscar Garcia.
- 04Pogoń dismissed coach Thomas Thomasberg on Thursday afternoon.
- 05Garcia recently coached Ajax and worked with Oscar Gloukh.
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