The match against Maccabi Netanya provided a good opportunity to have a closer look at the man who just won’t let Maccabi Tel Aviv players catch their breath
Far from the bright lights and the newspaper headlines stands Juan Torrijo Navaro, head fitness coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club. Juan arrived at the club last summer after 16 seasons at the Spanish club Valencia, where he and the club twice were La Liga (Spanish league) champions, twice won the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), twice won the Spanish Super Cup and one time each captured the EUFA Cup and the European Super Cup. With the same club he also paid a visit to Israel to “flit” past Maccabi Haifa in a UEFA Cup tie that resulted in a 0-4 aggregate in Valencia’s favour. Since his arrival at the Kiryat Shalom training grounds Juan has completely upgraded the club’s training regime and raised the physiological work to new and higher standards. Have a look at the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWsdHgshsUc
