Will he return the Greens to the track? This is the coach marked to replace Barak Bakhar

Maccabi Haifa is searching for a replacement for Barak Bakhar. According to a report in Britain, Rory Higgins, the manager of Coleraine from Northern Ireland, is a surprising candidate. The club has held initial talks with several foreign coaches.

Maccabi Haifa continues its search for a replacement for Barak Bakhar, who resigned after the 4-0 defeat to Maccabi Netanya. According to a report by British journalist Ben Jacobs, Rory Higgins, the 42-year-old manager of Coleraine from Northern Ireland, is on the Greens' list of candidates. The club has already held initial talks with several foreign coaches, aiming to complete the appointment during the international break. Higgins began his career as an assistant coach at Dundalk in Ireland, served as the chief scout for the Republic of Ireland national team, and in 2021 was appointed manager of Derry City, leading them to win the FAI Cup in 2022. In May 2025, he took on the manager role at Coleraine, and a year later led them to win the Northern Irish Cup. This season, he was named Manager of the Month in the Northern Irish league for October for the second time. In an interview with The Irish News, Higgins said: "I am hard on myself. I put more pressure on myself than anyone else, because for me football is an addiction." At this stage, no agreement has been reported between the parties, and Higgins is one of several candidates.