Daniel Brailovsky

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Daniel Brailovsky
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alberto Brailovsky
Date of birth	November 18, 1958 (age 48)
Place of birth	, Uruguay
Playing position	Manager (former Midfielder)
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984-1986 1986-1988	Club América Maccabi Haifa	56 (11)
National team2
	Uruguay Argentina Israel	3 (?) 18 (3)
Teams managed
	Maccabi Kfar Kana Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Haifa
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Alberto Brailovsky (Hebrew: דניאל בריילובסקי, sometimes spelled Brailovski, born November 18, 1958) is a former footballer and coach who holds the distinction of having played for three different countries in international matches. He is currently a football analyst at ESPN.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 As a player 1.2 As a coach 1.3 As a Broadcaster 2 Sources

[edit] Career

[edit] As a player

Brailovsky started his playing career in Uruguay. He played for the National youth team in Uruguay before he moved to Argentina with his family. Prior to the move, Brailovsky had been a key figure at Peñarol, helping them to three championships and a Copa Libertadores berth. In 1982, he helped his club Independiente win the Argentinian championships and was capped three times by Argentina's national team. In 1984, he signed with Club América, and helped the Aguilas to a pair of championships. He later emigrated to Israel and joined Maccabi Haifa.

An attacking midfielder and striker, Brailovsky was capped 13 times with Israel from 1986-1988, he scored one international goal during his career. He said of living in Israel, "I have played in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and Israel, but only Israel feels like home."

[edit] As a coach

Brailovsky began coaching in Israel in 1996 with Maccabi Kfar Kana in the Second Division and that year, he led them to the title. Daniel moved to Maccabi Herzliya the following year and then to Maccabi Haifa in 1998. Brailovsky led Haifa for three seasons before taking over Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2000. In September 2002, Brailovsky became the head coach of Veracruz in Mexico.

[edit] As a Broadcaster

After leaving Veracruz, Brailovsky took a job at ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language version of ESPN. He is now a correspondent for SportsCenter and Fútbol Picante, as well as the radio/TV show ESPN Radio Formula. He has also worked for W Radio and Super Estadio.

[edit] Sources

• Jews In Sports
• (Spanish) ESPN Deportes Profile Page