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Steve McClaren joins Maccabi Tel Aviv as coaching consultant

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Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren has previously managed outside of England with Twente and Wolfsburg

Former England manager Steve McClaren has joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv as a coaching consultant.

McClaren, 56, has not managed since March, when he was sacked by Derby for the second time.

He will work under manager Jordi Cruyff, who played at Manchester United when McClaren was Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant from 1999 to 2001.

"I have huge respect for such a well-known club, both in Israel and in Europe," said McClaren.

"I intend to help Jordi and the players achieve success for the fans this season."

Former Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle boss McClaren was on a shortlist of candidates to replace Ian Cathro as head coach of Scottish side Hearts before being declared out of the running.

McClaren became England manager in 2006, but his 18-month spell in charge ended when he was sacked following the national team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

He guided Dutch club FC Twente to their maiden Eredivisie championship in 2010 and spent less than a season in charge of German side Wolfsburg before a short stint with Forest and a second spell at Twente.

"Steve McClaren has a wealth of knowledge and is vastly experienced at the highest levels of European football," said Maccabi Tel Aviv owner Mitch Goldhar.

"We are delighted to add a person of his calibre to our staff on a coaching consultant role."

Maccabi Tel Aviv finished second in the Israeli Premier League last season and lost the opening game of this campaign 3-0 at home to Beitar Jerusalem on Sunday.

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  • Comment posted by D1710629102443, at 12:15 21 Aug 2017

    McLaren is one of a number of very good coaches that cannot make the step up to manager. Not meant to be a criticism but an observation, we all have our skill sets. I wish him good luck in Eretz Yisrael.

  • Comment posted by D1679320010532, at 12:17 21 Aug 2017

    Can't wait for him to sound like Omid Djalilis comedy accent from GTA4.

    Getting Arab money, hey we're getting Arab money.

    Football must be the number 1 place you can get paid over and over for ineptitude and incompetence. Fail in most business like this fella and nobody would go near you.

  • Comment posted by Chris, at 11:56 21 Aug 2017

    Waiting in earnest for the dodgy middle eastern accent.

  • Comment posted by BlueIsTheColour, at 12:33 21 Aug 2017

    Good luck to him, brave move.

  • Comment posted by Get the miles in, at 12:28 21 Aug 2017

    He is looking to work with some English players, there are more there than the EPL.

  • Comment posted by sg90, at 12:33 21 Aug 2017

    Fair play to him for going abroad. Not many English managers and players would do the same. MCT are a decent club and usually in the Champions League or Europa. Better than Championship or relegation battling PL club.

  • Comment posted by chrisc, at 12:24 21 Aug 2017

    Good luck to him, Maccabi very good club to rebuild his career, yes very good coach , limited success as a manager, respect to him that he wants rebuild and doesnt sit on his ...

  • Comment posted by nicho, at 11:54 21 Aug 2017

    He is a brilliant coach but not a good manager so just let him take the training and your team will improve and don't let him do any interviews.

  • Comment posted by TEXFITS, at 12:06 21 Aug 2017

    Found his level

  • Comment posted by otiger, at 17:03 21 Aug 2017

    Sick and tired of the hatred for this good man. Training wise, he's second to none. Won Eredivisie with unfashionable team.

    Not his fault Newcastle were badly run and Mel Morris had no patience. One Playoff goal away from the PL...

    Yet we'll always hear about the brolly and the comical Dutch accent. Change the record and actually bother looking at the man rather than the lazy caricature.

  • Comment posted by Aviatorr, at 13:24 21 Aug 2017

    @18

    Not in Europe.

    Oh, you mean like Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Russia - who are also Uefa members but not fully part of Europe? Your point being...?

  • Comment posted by PJ, at 13:01 21 Aug 2017

    can't wait for the interviews where he does a terrible Fagin like impression,, if you remember him speaking 'Dutch'

  • Comment posted by D1710566305459, at 13:01 21 Aug 2017

    @11. Posted by BlueIsTheColour on
    Good luck to him, brave move.

    ///////////////////

    It's often impossible to recognise the difference between brave and foolish!

  • Comment posted by bungle99, at 15:47 21 Aug 2017

    What is he going to teach them? What to do if it rains?

  • Comment posted by Captain Marvel, at 12:55 21 Aug 2017

    Good news for Hearts fan then !

  • Comment posted by Hedgehog, at 11:50 21 Aug 2017

    At one time he was a good coach, now he is just a useless git.

  • Comment posted by I Am Garth Crooks, at 16:49 21 Aug 2017

    Did anyone else read his quotes with a Dutch accent?

  • Comment posted by für immer Deutsch Liga, at 16:16 21 Aug 2017

    How can this idiot get employment in football, typical useless English manager

  • Comment posted by User0126244157, at 16:57 21 Aug 2017

    Well that's their season ruined then!

  • Comment posted by sg90, at 20:27 21 Aug 2017

    @24. Rafa the Genius will take you down again.

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