Raz Amir 26/01/2021 09:33
Robmond, Van Leven and Gantnar (Instagram, Radad Jabara, Willem Woo’s official site)
Just before the season game against Maccabi Haifa, new appointments at Maccabi Tel Aviv with the announcement of the addition of a new assistant coach and a new goalkeeping coach. These are Brainer Robmond (48) and Dennis Gantnar (45) who were appointed today (Tuesday) as the assistant coach and goalkeeping coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv respectively, and will join coach Patrick Van Leven in the professional team of the senior team. It is about deepening Van Leven’s control of the team coach’s position and establishing an undisputed fact that he is the coach until the end of the season and possibly even more so.
Van Leven He told the official website: “I am delighted that Rainer and Dennis have joined the existing professional team. They have the experience and abilities as coaches to help us achieve our goals this season.”
Rainier Robmond is an experienced coach who has played and coached throughout his professional career in the Netherlands when he most recently was Mark van Bommel’s assistant at PSV Eindhoven in the 2018-2019 seasons. He began his coaching career immediately after retiring from active play in 2009 when he joined Alkmaar’s youth department where he worked for 5 seasons. Robmond joined the Dutch association as the assistant coach of the youth team until the age of 18, returned to Alkmaar for two years as the head coach of the team until the age of 23 when at the beginning of the 2015/16 season he was appointed head coach of FC Haus (15/16). The season after that Robmond started at William II as an assistant coach before being promoted to interim coach and head coach in 2018 and joining PSV the following season.
Robmond made his first steps in football in the youth departments of Dordrecht and Feyenoord before making his senior debut in 1990 in his hometown team. After six seasons at Dordrecht (1990-96) he moved to FC Utrecht (1996-2001) before joining Alkmaar (2001-2004). In 2005, Robmond moved to De Harpschap, where he ended his playing career in 2009 with 29 goals and 412 appearances in total.
Dennis Gantnar worked last season in the UAE as the goalkeeping coach of the Al Wahda team from Abu Dhabi under coaches Maurice Stein, Manolo Jimenez, and Mark Vata. In the past, Gantnar has coached in the youth departments of Ajax Amsterdam, and AFC Amsterdam. He started his playing career as a goalkeeper at NK Neimchen, moved to Germany to Borussia Dortmund, returned to the Netherlands and played for Ajax Amsterdam, VIV Venlo, Elmeier City and returned to NK Neimchen where he retired at the end of the 2013/14 season.
Dan Glazer is still in great doubt for the game against Maccabi Haifa
Although Dan Glazer completed a full training session on Monday, he is in great doubt for the game against Maccabi Haifa tomorrow (Wednesday, 20:45) at Bloomfield Stadium. The excellent back contact of Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to finish training in Kiryat Shalom but then let the professional and medical team know that he still feels discomfort in the area of his abdominal muscle injury and therefore, there is much doubt about the extent of his participation in the game against the Greens. The concluding training for the game, which will take place a little more than 24 hours before the opening whistle at the Hippo Stadium, is what will determine it.
Eduardo Guerrero, who came in as a replacement for Yonatan Cohen in the game against Maccabi Netanya and even scored the third in 1: 3, is a candidate to join the squad at the expense of the injured player who will not play against the Greens after receiving a medical recommendation to rest for a week and undergo treatment. The fact that this is not a muscle tear. Matan Hozaz is also competing for this spot while it seems that Tal Ben Haim will continue to open on the left side of the attack.
Itai Schechter will continue at the helm of Van Leven when Alexander Peshich, who only completed a partial training session on Monday, will try to complete a full training session in summary, but there is also great doubt about his ability and he may only be able to integrate as a substitute in the game itself. Van Leven for his part does get more options especially when it comes to his defensive players as Andre Geralds continues to remove rust in recent training and Eitan Tibi will be able to be at the disposal of the coach. In the link, as long as the degree of competence of Dan Glazer is not known, it is planned to open Eyal Golsa, Eden Kartzev and Avi Rikan.
