Marco Balbul
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Balbul | ||
| Date of birth | July 13, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirat Carmel, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defender (retired) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Haifa (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986-1998 | Maccabi Haifa | 213 | (2) |
| 1998-2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | - | (-) |
| 2000-2002 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | (0) |
| 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 | FK Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2013-2014 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
| 2014 | BEC Tero Sasana (assistant) | ||
| 2014- | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Balbul, (Hebrew: מרקו בלבול; born July 13, 1967), is a former Israeli football defender.
Early life
Marco is the last child of Jewish immigrants from Egypt who arrived in Israel in 1950 and settled in Tirat Carmel. Aged 9, he was accepted to the youth system of Maccabi Haifa. Reuven Held, a coach of one of the youth teams, 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.
Managing career
on 28 December Marco Balbul was declared as the new manager of Maccabi Haifa Football Club, replacing Alexander Stanoyevic who was resigned from the job.
Honours
- Israeli Premier League (3):
- 1988-89, 1990–91, 1993–94
- State Cup (3):
- 1991, 1993, 1995
External links
- Profile of Marco Balbul at Maccabi Haifa's official website
- National team stats at IFA
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by -
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Maccabi Haifa captain 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by |
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- Living people
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- Israeli people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
- People from Tirat Carmel
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- Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Liga Leumit players
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