Menahem Koretski is an Israeli former footballer and currently a football manager.

Menahem Koretski
Personal information
Full name Menahem Koretski
Date of birth (1974-04-04) April 4, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Tel Aviv, Israel
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Hadera
Youth career
Shimshon Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shimshon Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv
2000–2002 Maccabi Netanya
2002–2004 Bnei Yehuda 0 (0)
2004–2010 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon 144 (0)
Managerial career
2011 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon (caretaker)
2012 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon (caretaker)
2012–2013 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon (joint with Benny Tabak)
2013–2014 Hapoel Ra'anana
2014–2015 Beitar Jerusalem
2015–2016 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2016 Maccabi Netanya
2016 Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon
2017 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2017–2019 Hapoel Ra'anana
2020 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2021–2022 Hapoel Hadera
2022 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2023 Hapoel Hadera
2024– Hapoel Ramat Gan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Koretski began his playing career as a goalkeeper in the youth setup of Shimshon Tel Aviv, and later had transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv. In 2000, Koretski moved to Maccabi Netanya and played as a second goalkeeper. He was also the second goalkeeper in Bnei Yehuda. In 2004, Koretski moved to Ironi Nir Ramat Hasharon, and for the first time in his career he got an active role and became the captain and the first goalkeeper of Ramat Hasharon. In 2010, he retired from professional football.

Managerial career

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After Koretski's retirement from football, he was appointed as a team delegate of Hapoel Ramat Hasharon, and later began serving as assistant coach. In the 2012–13 season, Koretski was appointed as head coach in joint with Benny Tabak. They both led the team to a very good performance. Few weeks before the end of the season, he was fired, after a conflict with some key players.

At the end of the season, Koretski was appointed as head coach of Hapoel Ra'anana and led the team to a promotion to Ligat Ha'Al. Two games before the end of the season, his team secured one more season in the Premier League.

Before the 2014–15 season, Koretski was appointed as head coach for Beitar Jerusalem, and was fired on 27 January 2015. One week later, Koretski was appointed as head coach for Hapoel Petah Tikva, and at the end of the season they were relegated to Liga Leumit. In January 2016, while Hapoel Petah Tikva were ranked first in Liga Leumit, Koretski decided to move to coach Maccabi Netanya, while Netanya entered a process of liquidation and were ranked 16th in Ligat Ha'Al. On 25 March he was fired.

In 2015-16, he returned to a second term in Hapoel Ramat Hasharon, but resigned later in November.

References

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  • "Player: Meni Koretski". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  • "Koretzki Menahem: Player details: Statistics: Matches". The Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.