Marco Balbul (Hebrew: מרקו בלבול; born 13 July 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player who is an coach with the Maccabi Netanya.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirat Carmel, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1986 | 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) |
| Total | 259 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Israel | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | NorthEast United | ||
| 2023–2024 | Zambia (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Balbul was born in Tirat Carmel, Israel as the youngest child of Egyptian Jews immigrant parents who immigrated from Egypt to Israel in the 50s. Aged 9, he was accepted to the youth system of Maccabi Haifa.
Playing career edit
Babul made his first team debut for Maccabi Haifa in 1986. Spending most of his career at the club, he won several honours including the Israeli Premier League and the Israel State Cup.
He made his Israel national team debut against Greece in 1990. He has 5 appearance in the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying.[1]
Managerial career edit
On 28 December 2014, Balbul was appointed the new manager of Maccabi Haifa, replacing Aleksandar Stanojević who resigned from the job.
On 11 August 2022, Balbul was announced as the head coach of Indian Super League club NorthEast United.[2] But on 8 December 2022 he was sacked after the club failed to register a single win in the league. He is currently third assistant coach for the Zambia National team.
Honours edit
Player edit
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94
- State Cup: 1991, 1993, 1995
Manager edit
Maccabi Haifa
- Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Toto Cup runner-up: 2014–15
References edit
- ^ Marco Balbul at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "NorthEast United appoint Israel's Marco Balbul as head coach". Khel Now. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links edit
- Marco Balbul – Israel Football Association league player details
- Marco Balbul at Soccerway
- Marco Balbul at National-Football-Teams.com
