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Maccabi will play their second preseason match tonight (19:00 Israel time) at their training camp in Austria against Hungarian side Diosgyori VTK. What place did they finish in and which players should you watch out for? Keep reading to find out!

Do you want the latest news from training camp? Daily reports, preseason match recaps and hilights along with exclusive interviews and pictures only on the official club website!

Maccabi Tel Aviv's training camp in Leoben, Austria is shifting into high gear as tonight they'll play their second preseason match after defeating FK Vozdovac earlier in the week. Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Diosgyori VTK of Hungary in their second preseason match in Austria at 19:00 this evening. The Hungarian outfit finished in seventh place last season, playing in the first division "OTP Bank Liga" domestic league.

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Vladimir Koman who plays on the wing and as an attacking midfielder is considered to be the club's most dangerous player. Koman played for a number of years in Italy for Sampdoria and Bari in Serie A as well as Monaco from the French Ligue I and Russian sides Ural and Krasnodar. Another player to keep an eye on is veteran central defender Zoltan Liptak who has played most of his career in Hungary and has also represented the Hungarian National Team on 17 occasions.The club, which traditionally wears a red and white kit is managed by Beko Balazs who recently moved to Diosgyori VTK after two years with Kecskemeti TE. Balazs played for a number of years in Hungary as well as in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem during the 2000/01 season.

Tiberius Darau, Maccabi Tel Aviv's French fitness trainer in 2008 passed away earlier today

The 72-year old fitness trainer, Darau, worked not only with many clubs in France but also with some of the world's top athletes. He came to Israel in 2005 and joined Beitar Jerusalem's professional staff where he would train future Maccabi players Barak Itzhaki, Gal Alberman and Yoav Ziv.

Barak Itzhaki told the Official website: "I was in touch with Darau outside of the football world as well, and the news of his passing hurts a lot. I can tell you that I was able to know a man who was an amazing person and a top professional in his field. I not only had the privilege to work with him at Beitar for a year-and-a-half, but I also attended a 10 day training camp with him in France.

Tiberius was truly a colorful and exceptional person who will be missed by many footballer's from around the world."

Gal Alberman said: "This is very sad news. I had the opportunity to work with Tiberius Darau, a person who not only contributed so much to me personally but to football in Israel as well."

Yoav Ziv shared his feelings too: "Tiberius was a special person who brought in high standards of training that many Israeli fitness coaches have adopted. We got the sad news right after our evening practice session and memories from our time working with Darau came flooding back. I last saw him two years ago in Cannes, France and he was as jovial as ever. No words can describe how we are all feeling right now."

 

Forward Tal Ben Chaim gives his impression of training camp after the first four days in Austria.

Maccabi's second preseason match will be played tomorrow, Friday at 19:00 Israel Time against Diosgyori VTK of Hungary.

The fourth day of Maccabi Tel Aviv's Austrian training camp began in the early hours of the morning due to the hot weather expected later in the day.

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"We've been in training camp for a number of days already and we are working very hard for the upcoming season, especially for the UEFA Champions League second round qualifying match we have on July 14th. It's a chance for us to meet the new head coach and an opportunity to work on ourselves after a nice break from the Treble season.

It's good to be playing preseason matches and even though they aren't official games, they help us get back into a routine. The matches are more for practice and getting used to each other, not so much for the actual results whether we win or lose, however, we are a team that always wants to win. This is the best way for us to get back into a regular schedule and prepare for the new season."

Later today there will be an additional practice session and tomorrow, new head coach Slavisa Jokanovic will get to see his players against Hungarian side Diosgyori VTK.

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Do you want the latest news from training camp? Daily reports, preseason match recaps and hilights along with exclusive interviews and pictures only on the official club website

After defeating FK Vozdovac Belgrade last evening, the Maccabi Tel Aviv players had a morning practice prior to taking their afternoon break.

Do you want the latest news from training camp? Daily reports, preseason match recaps and hilights along with exclusive interviews and pictures only on the official club website!

On Friday, the Yellow-and-Blue will face Diosgyori VTK of Hungary in their second preseason match while at training camp in Austria.

The school year is over and vacation is upon us, so now is the perfect time for you to get your Yellow-and-Blue gear for the next school year! Maccabi Tel Aviv is proud to offer the Championship Collection, official back-to-school merchandise produced in partnership with the well known German-International Brand, NICI.

Over the past 25 years the name NICI has become synonymous with quality and first class design. NICI products are available in over 60 countries worldwide and will now provide original items especially designed for your favorite club, Maccabi Tel Aviv!

Maccabi Tel Aviv lunch boxes, stainless steel water bottles, school bags on wheels, orthopedic backpacks, workbooks, labels, binders, folders, erasers, pencil cases, pens and pencils are just some of the brand new products available for back to school!

Go to the Maccabi Tel Aviv online store today or visit one of our Official Club Stores at 147 Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv or at Cinema City Rishon Le'Zion to purchase Champion Collection merchandise so you can be ready for the new school year in style!

130 appearances, 18 goals, 3 amazing seasons. This is what Mahran Radi has done with Maccabi Tel Aviv over the past three years. The midfielder celebrates his 33rd Birthday today, Wednesday July 1st and he's had many memorable moments over the time he's been with the club.

In honor of his Birthday we've decided to take a look back at the three biggest matches of Radi's career with the Yellow-and-Blue! Mazel Tov Mahran!

Maccabi Tel Aviv 4:0 Hapoel Tel Aviv 11.2.2013

One of the club's greatest derbies of all time and certainly one of the best matches under coach Oscar Garcia was also one of the most satisfying games for the not only the supporters but also Mahran Radi. Let's take it from the top! The scoring began when Radi started the play that ended with a Prica goal as the ball went through the hands of Reds 'keeper Adel and then continued with his pinpoint pass to Eliran Atar who headed it into the goal to make the score 2:0. From there Radi's deep ball into the box led to a penalty while he finished the night off with a blistering shot to the bottom left of the Hapoel goal completing the 4:0 rout of their city rivals.

In the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League third round qualifying matches between Maccabi and Basel, the visitors came into Bloomfield Stadium with a one-goal advantage. After Basel scored three unanswered goals in the first 32 minutes, Mahran Radi helped Paulo Sousa and his side fight their way back into the match. Radi aided in cutting the score to 2:3 by assisting on Eran Zahavi's beautiful strike and then drew Maccabi even at 3:3 with his Kung Fu kick in the 54th minute off an errant clearing pass as the ball found its way behind 'keeper Yann Sommer. Unfortunately, Maccabi was eliminated from Champions League play but Radi's performance was one for the ages.Maccabi Tel Aviv 3:3 FC Basel 6.8.2013

Maccabi Tel Aviv 6:2 Hapoel Beer Sheva 20.5.2015

One of the unforgettable matches of the Treble season was the Israel State Cup final in which Rada Prica had the game of his life and ironically just celebrated his own birthday yesterday! All of the players on the pitch that night starred in the victory and Mahran Radi who was in the starting lineup was one of them. His perfect corner kick found its way onto Prica's head to make the score 3:1 and in the 62nd minute Radi unleashed a gorgeous shot while turning his body and striking the ball with his left foot to put the cherry on top of a 6:2 State Cup win!

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Prior to Maccabi Tel Aviv's first preseason match in which they defeated FK Vozdovac Belgrade 3:0, the club appointed Eran Zahavi as their new captain. The Yellow-and-Blue's number 7 was named captain after Sheran Yeini moved to Vitesse Arnhem in Holland.

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Earlier, the Zahavi spoke about his new role and how he envisions himself filling it: "It's a great honor for me to receive the captain's armband, but other than having it around my arm I haven't changed. Sheran left some very big shoes to fill, but I'm up for the challenge and I'm sure that all of the players will help me along the way. Since I came to the club, everyone has been great to me and I want to be the best captain that I can be especially for the supporters."

 

Zahavi also spoke about the responsibility of being the captain: "Even though I'll have the captain's armband on, there are at least five other players who are captains in their own right and the responsibility will be on all of us. It's terrific to receive the armband and I know everyone will be counting on me and I hope that I can live up to their expectations and the confidence they have shown in me."