Miron Bleiberg

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Personal information
Miron Bleiberg
Full name	מירון בלייברג
Date of birth
Place of birth	Haifa, Israel
Playing position	Manager
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast Galaxy
Youth clubs
	Maccabi Haifa
Teams managed
1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1990 1991-1993 2002 2004 2005-2006	Melbourne Knights Maribyrnong Polonia Heidelberg United Brisbane Strikers Queensland Lions NorthStar Queensland Roar
* Appearances (Goals)

Miron Bleiberg (Hebrew: מירון בלייברג‎) is a football (soccer) manager, formerly of Australian A-League team Queensland Roar, as well as numerous other Australian clubs in state and National Soccer League competition..

1 Managerial career
- 1.1 Queensland Roar
- 1.2 Gold Coast Galaxy
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Managerial career

A former captain in the Israeli navy, he coached Melbourne Croatia for the 1985 and 1986 NSL seasons. The following year he coached Maribyrnong Polonia for the initial 12 rounds, until the club fell into financial difficulties. The team eventually went on to win the 1987 Victorian State League title, under the guidance of Rab Nelson. This was followed by stints at Croydon City, Heidelberg United and the Brisbane Strikers, before going on to secure a string of successes in the Queensland Premier League with NorthStar and Queensland Lions.

[edit] Queensland Roar

Appointed the coach of the Queensland Roar for the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League, the Roar missed the finals, though the side’s attacking style won plaudits from the media as well as supporters. A student of the game, his outspoken views and endless stream of colourful quotes has made him a darling with the local and national media.

After fluctuating fortunes as manager of the Roar during the 2006/7 season, rumours were rife in Brisbane of a change in coaching staff. Scoring only one goal in 12 hours of football, the Roar slipped from an auspicious start to the 2006/7 season to fourth position (after Round 15). With time left in the season for a recovery, it was announced on Sunday November 12th 2006 that Bleiberg had resigned as coach. Widespread speculation that former Socceroos and Brisbane Strikers coach, Frank Farina, would be announced as his successor at a press conference on Monday November 13th, 2006, proved true.

[edit] Gold Coast Galaxy

Through out 2007 Bleiberg has repeatedly backed for a new A-League club to be based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. His exact role in any future Gold Coast team is yet to be determined. ^[1]