Miron Bleiberg

Miron Bleiberg was born in 1955 in Haifa

Miron Bleiberg was born in Haifa on 9 February 1955. He studied at the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa and played in the youth team of Maccabi Haifa.

He volunteered for the naval officers course and served in the Israeli Navy, where he commanded patrol boats and missile boats. During his service he played for the navy football team.

He began coaching in Israel with Hapoel Kiryat Haim in the 1980s. After moving to Australia, he coached Melbourne Croatia, winning the NSL Cup in 1986, and Maribyrnong Polonia. He later coached clubs including Heidelberg United, the Brisbane Strikers, North Star and Queensland Lions, and won several Queensland Premier League titles.

He coached Queensland Roar in the first A-League season and resigned during the 2006/7 season. In 2009 he became head coach and football director of Gold Coast United, which reached the finals in its first 2 seasons. He left the club in February 2012 after owner Clive Palmer suspended him.

In 2013 he joined Oakleigh Cannons and left the club in April 2015. In Australia he also became a businessman who owns a gas station and a carpet factory.