Guttman is tasked with taking Israel, a country used to missing out on qualification on major tournaments by the narrowest of margins, to the World Cup in Brazil in three years.
“I don’t believe there has ever been such concensus over the choice of a coach as there is with Eli, everybody in the country, administrators, coaches, players and fans think he is the right man for the job,” said Israeli FA chairman Avi Luzon.
