Alon Hazan ( he, אלון חזן; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former

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and manager who manages the senior Israel national team. As a player, he played as a

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Biography

Alon Hazan was raised in

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to an observant Masorti Jewish family. Outside of football he studied for a degree in politics.

Club career

Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English club

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

, with whom he achieved two promotions – from Division Two to the

English Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

. In 1999 Hazan scored in the penalty-shootout semi-final play-off against

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

to put Watford into the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers, which they won 2–0 at Wembley, to earn promotion to the

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. He turned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.

International career

As a football player, Hazan

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72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior

, between 1990 and 2000.

Managerial career

As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team.

Honours

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

: 1993–94

Managerial Statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazan, Alon 1967 births Living people Israeli Jews Jewish footballers Israeli footballers Israel international footballers Israeli football managers Hapoel Ashdod F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Watford F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Israeli expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Ashdod Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players F.C. Ashdod managers Association football midfielders Israel national football team managers Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees