Miron Bleiberg ( he, מירון בלייברג) is an Israeli-Australian football (soccer) manager.

Biography

Bleiberg was educated at the

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, Israel. A former captain in the

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, Bleiberg commanded

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s and

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s, covering the coastline from

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and the

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.Gold Coast Utd fresh air
/ref> In Israel, he coached Hapoel HaTzair Kiryat Haim, which at the time played in

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, the fourth tier of

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.Football union in Haifa (Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 1 July 1981, archive.football.co.il After moving to Australia, he coached

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for the 1985 and 1986 NSL seasons.OzFootball Profile
/ref> The following year he coached

Maribyrnong Polonia Western Eagles FC is an Australian football (association football, soccer) club based in the List of Melbourne suburbs, western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club's foundation meeting was held on 13 August 1950, at ...

for the initial 12 rounds, until the club fell into financial difficulties. The team eventually went on to win the 1987

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title. This was followed by stints at Croydon City,

Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...

and the

Brisbane Strikers Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season and was one of two ...

, before going on to secure a string of successes in the Queensland Premier League with

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and Queensland Lions.

Queensland Roar

Appointed the coach of the

Queensland Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record ...

for the inaugural season of the

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, the Roar missed the finals, although the side's entertaining style of football won plaudits from the media and supporters. Bleiberg's outspoken views and colourful quotes in the style of

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has made many headlines. After the Roar slipped from an auspicious start to the 2006/7 season to fourth position following Round 15, Bleiberg resigned as coachMiron quits as coach
/ref> and was replaced by former

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coach

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.Roar set to announce Farina as new coach
/ref>

Gold Coast United FC

Bleiberg had backed a new

club Gold Coast Galaxy, to be based on the

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. Ultimately, the Galaxy consortium led by real estate magnate Fred Taplin, was trumped by a rival bid from mining billionaire

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. Upon receiving expansion approval from the FFA, Palmer appointed Bleiberg as head coach and football director for

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first era of Gold Coast Unit ...

.Bleiberg set to rejoin A-League ranks
In their first two seasons, Gold Coast made the finals, finishing an impressive 3rd in their debut season. In what was a world's first for football, Bleiberg was

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d-up during the game against Wellington Phoenix in round 15 on 15 January 2012, providing insight into a head coach on game day. During the week preceding the game with

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

on 18 February 2012, Gold Coast owner

announced that he would be giving 17-year-old Mitch Cooper the

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on his A-League debut, replacing suspended skipper

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. In response to the announcement, Bleiberg claimed that the appointment was a merely ceremonial move, allowing him to take the coin toss, then allow

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to take over the on-field captaining. However, Clive Palmer suspended Bleiberg for the game against Heart, unhappy with Bleibergs comments over the move. The suspension was soon made indefinite, with Gold Coast CEO Clive Mensink claiming it was inappropriate for Bleiberg not to take the appointment seriously. and that the comments made were disrespectful to Cooper and Palmer. On Sunday, 19 February, Bleiberg walked out on the club, claiming that Palmer took away his dignity and had been deeply offended by the move to suspend him.

Oakleigh Cannons FC

Bleiberg joined

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club

Oakleigh Cannons FC Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club, established by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community, currently competes in the NPL Victoria. The cl ...

five rounds into the 2013 season, after Oakleigh parted ways with former manager Bill Theodoropoulos. In April 2015, Bleiberg departed the Cannons, being replaced by

Arthur Papas Arthur Papastamatis (born 12 February 1980) is an Australian professional football manager who serves as manager of Newcastle Jets. Background & Education Papas began learning his coaching skills at the age of 16 while a player and started l ...

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Managerial statistics

Honours

*NSL Cup **1986 (Melbourne Croatia) *Victoria State League **1987 (Maribyrnong Polonia) *Queensland Premier League and Grand Final **1994 (North Star) **1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Brisbane/QLD Lions)

References

External links

Gold Coast United profile

Jerusalem Post feature article

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bleiberg, Miron 1955 births Israeli Jews Living people Australian Jews Israeli footballers Australian soccer players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israeli football managers Israeli emigrants to Australia Brisbane Roar FC managers Gold Coast United FC managers Expatriate soccer managers in Australia A-League Men managers Oakleigh Cannons FC managers Sportspeople from Haifa Australian people of Israeli descent Western Eagles FC managers Association footballers not categorized by position Brisbane Strikers coaches Melbourne Knights FC managers