Dror Kashtan ( he, דרור קשטן, born 1 October 1944) is an Israeli former

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player and manager. As a player, he represented the Israeli national team three times. As a manager, he took charge of numerous clubs as well as the Israel under-21 team, and, from 2006 to 2010, the senior national team.

Early life and managerial career

Born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

during the

Mandate Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...

, Kashtan had an unremarkable playing career in

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 ...

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

, although He remains the only Israeli player to be called up to the full national team before playing a single match in league play. As a manager, he is the most successful manager of all time in Israeli football with six championships, six State Cups and three

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 ...

Honours

As player

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

(1): **1962–63 *

AFC Youth Championship The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...

(1): **1964

As manager

(6): **1981–82, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000 *

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 ...

(6): **1984, 1986, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2006 *

(3): **1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05

References

1944 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Liga Leumit players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Israel international footballers Israeli football managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Israel national football team managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. managers Footballers from Petah Tikva Association football midfielders {{Israel-footy-bio-stub