Arkadi Gaidamak named Dr. Vladimir Shklar as the club's new chairman yesterday.
A sports physician, Shklar immigrated to Israel from Leningrad in 1990. In the past few years, he has been the director of the Jersualem Municipality's Sports Department, and chair of the Israel Fencing Association.
Shklar will take over as chairman on December 1. He declined to comment on his plans for the club, saying he is currently still a municipality employee. Sources close to Betar described Shklar's appointment as a "strategic move" saying they hoped a new training ground for the club would be approved shortly.
Meanwhile, general manager Luis Fernandez returned to Jerusalem yesterday and spoke with players at the club's Bayit Vegan training ground. Fernandez said that Ton Caanen and Guy Azuri would continue to coach the team, but a senior source at Betar said Fernandez wanted to bring in his own people, and that Caanen was on his way out.(Haaretz)
If Fernandez wants a new coach, then he should do it now, because I don't want the players to go through turmoil by not knowing who there coach is.
Betar chain-of-command
Owner: Arkady Gaidamak
Chairman: Dr. Vladimir Shklar
General Manager: Luis Fernandez
Head Coach: Ton Caanen(for now)
Asst. Coach: Guy Auzeri(for now)
A sports physician, Shklar immigrated to Israel from Leningrad in 1990. In the past few years, he has been the director of the Jersualem Municipality's Sports Department, and chair of the Israel Fencing Association.
Shklar will take over as chairman on December 1. He declined to comment on his plans for the club, saying he is currently still a municipality employee. Sources close to Betar described Shklar's appointment as a "strategic move" saying they hoped a new training ground for the club would be approved shortly.
Meanwhile, general manager Luis Fernandez returned to Jerusalem yesterday and spoke with players at the club's Bayit Vegan training ground. Fernandez said that Ton Caanen and Guy Azuri would continue to coach the team, but a senior source at Betar said Fernandez wanted to bring in his own people, and that Caanen was on his way out.(Haaretz)
If Fernandez wants a new coach, then he should do it now, because I don't want the players to go through turmoil by not knowing who there coach is.
Betar chain-of-command
Owner: Arkady Gaidamak
Chairman: Dr. Vladimir Shklar
General Manager: Luis Fernandez
Head Coach: Ton Caanen(for now)
Asst. Coach: Guy Auzeri(for now)
