Marco Balbul
Marco Balbul (Hebrew: מרקו בלבול; born 13 July 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player who manages Maccabi Haifa. He played as a defender spending most of his career with Maccabi Haifa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Balbul | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirat Carmel, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1998 | Maccabi Haifa | 213 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 43 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1995 | Israel | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002–2003 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Maccabi Netanya (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 2011 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2012 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 2014 | BEC Tero Sasana (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2016–2018 | Israel U21 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early life
Marco was born in Tirat Carmel, Israel. He the youngest child of Sephardic Jewish immigrants from Egypt who immigrated to Israel in 1950 and settled in Tirat Carmel, Israel. Aged 9, he was accepted to the youth system of Maccabi Haifa. Reuven Held, a coach of one of the youth teams had sent him to train in front of Lazar Steinberg, who allegedly said, on seeing him play, that both Balbul and Ofer Mizrahi would play for the full squad.
Managerial career
On 28 December 2014, Balbul was appointed the new manager of Maccabi Haifa, replacing Aleksandar Stanojević who resigned from the job.
Honours
- Israeli Premier League: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94
- State Cup: 1991, 1993, 1995
External links
- Marco Balbul – Israel Football Association league player details