Doron Ben Dor
Denis Polyakov (Kairat’s Twitter)
After only today (Thursday) Roni Levy said at Hapoel Haifa’s press conference that he and owner Yoav Katz agree that the team from Carmel needs to strengthen in January, it seems that he is already working.
The 31-year-old Denis Poliakov, a stopper for the Belarus national team, signed for a season and a half with the Red Club at the end of negotiations conducted by the owner Yoav Katz with his agent Setu Hachmon. Poliakov, who can also play as a fullback, played the last two seasons in Astana and won two championships with it.
Polyakov’s record includes winning 17 titles in his career – of which 10 championships with 3 different teams. 7 with Bata Borisov in Belarus, one in Cyprus with Apuel Nicosia and as mentioned in Astana in Kazakhstan. Polyakov made 52 appearances in his team’s uniform.
Owner Yoav Katz He said: “We will continue to work vigorously with the team to strengthen the group.” Meanwhile, Poliakov’s addition seems to be paving the way for defender Konstantinos Sotirio out and he is expected to leave in January.
