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Avraham “Avram” Grant

Avraham “Avram” Grant (Hebrew: אברהם “אברם” גרנט‎; born Avraham Granat on 4 May 1955 in Petah Tikva, Israel) is an Israeli association football manager and manager, most recently at Chelsea Football Club. Grant has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the national team for a time.

Grant moved to England in 2006 to become Technical Director of Portsmouth F.C. before being appointed Director of Football at Chelsea F.C. in July 2007. Two months later, in September 2007, and following the departure of José Mourinho, Grant was appointed manager of Chelsea, but was sacked at the end of the season after failing to win any trophies.