Barak Bakhar

Barak Bakhar was born in 1979 in Tzrufa

Barak Bakhar was born in 1979 in moshav Tzrufa. His father was born in Turkey and his mother was born in Israel. His uncle was the minister Rehavam Ze'evi, and Bakhar is married with 3 children and lives in Holon.

He came up through the youth system of Neve Yosef and played 4 seasons for Hakoah Ramat Gan before moving to Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 2004 he joined Ironi Kiryat Shmona as a right defender and helped the club reach the Premier League. In 2008 he was called up to the national team, but the call-up was canceled.

In 2012 he became head coach of Ironi Kiryat Shmona and won the State Cup with the club in 2014. In 2015 he moved to Hapoel Be'er Sheva, which won the league in 2016 for the first time in 40 years. The club won 3 titles in a row under him.

In 2020 he was appointed coach of Maccabi Haifa, which also won 3 league titles in a row and reached the Champions League group stage in 2022. He coached Red Star Belgrade from May 2023 until December 2023. He returned to Maccabi Haifa in 2024, was released in May 2025 and came back in October 2025.