Masai Dago was appointed coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv for two years

New coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv. The 38-year-old Masai Dago, who left Maccabi Haifa after one season, signed today (Sunday) through his agents Gilad and Ronen Katsav officially for two years with the Reds, who were relegated to the National League, and will try to return them to the Premier League. Maccabi Pet tried to make a last minute move to sign the coach, but he wanted to keep his word to the Reds.

Dego, whose candidacy for Hapoel Tel Aviv was revealed on ONE, realized that he would not get the coaching job of Hapoel Beer Sheva and decided to go with Hapoel Tel Aviv’s initial offer. The financial conditions of the coach in Khudorov were not a serious obstacle. One of the names Dago will try to bring to the club is striker Shlomi Azulai, while Gil Yitzhak is also a candidate.

The coach will hope to return Hapoel Tel Aviv to the Premier League after it was relegated for the third time to National, when in the shadow of the uncertainty regarding the owner next season, whether David Mintzberg will continue or whether Edmond Safra will be in charge of the club, there is a consensus around Dago.

David Mintzberg and Edmond Safra (Joe Schildhorn)

The coach grew up in Hapoel Tel Aviv as a player and will complete a circle. He played in the youth of the Reds and for a short period also in the seniors (made 15 appearances and scored one goal). He began his coaching career with the Reds when he coached the club’s first children’s, third boys’ and second boys’ teams between 2014-2016. Later he coached Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Petah Tikva (two terms), Kiryat Shmona, Hapoel Acre.

Dago replaced Barak Becher in Maccabi Haifa the previous summer, but the latter had already managed to return to the club from Carmel after the Greens finished in second place. Under Dago, Maccabi Haifa reached the round of 16 of the Conference League.

Masai Dago (Omari Stein)

fished He said after the signing: “I am happy to return to Hapoel Tel Aviv, a club dear to my heart that has given me a lot throughout my career. I made the decision from the heart and I am aware of the challenges and tasks ahead of us. To the dedicated fans of Hapoel Tel Aviv, I can assure that we will do everything to bring you happiness and pride, we will have to Let’s all unite around the group and together we will march it back to the places where it belongs. Come on Hapoel.”

CEO of the club, Amit Festadded: “We are happy that Masai is returning to the club where he grew up and trust him to help us meet the tasks ahead of us for the upcoming season. We were very impressed by Masai’s professional abilities and his personality. We believe in him and will give him all the tools to succeed in returning Hapoel to its natural position at the end of the upcoming season and build good foundations for the future.”