Felix Naim ( he, פליקס נעים) is an Israeli former football player and currently the

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

of Hapoel Afula.

Sports career

Naim was a handball player who played for Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin and for the Israel U-18 team. He turned into football when he was 18 years old when he started to play for HaTzair Haifa youth team and then moved to play for the senior side of Maccabi Neve Sha'anan, there he played with

Eli Guttman Israel "Eli" Guttman (or Gutman, he, אלי גוטמן; born 24 February 1958) is an Israeli former football player and manager who most recently managed Maccabi Haifa, before officially announcing his retirement from the football world, stating ...

. He moved to France there he played a bit in the fifth tier. From 1997 til 2001 he worked as Guttman's scout, Naim was the one who brought

Đovani Roso Đovani Roso ( it, Giovanni Rosso, he, ג'ובאני רוסו; born 17 November 1972) is a Croatian former association footballer, who holds Israeli permanent residency. Played as a midfielder who preferred to play on the center-right flank of ...

to play in Israel. Later on Naim stopped working for Guttman and decided to start his career as a manager in clubs from the lower divisions in Israel.

Honours

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

**Winner (1): 2013-14 *

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 ...

**''Runner-up (1):'' 2014–15

References

1960 births Living people Israeli Jews Footballers from Haifa Israeli football managers Hapoel Afula F.C. managers Ahva Arraba F.C. managers Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Bnei Sakhnin F.C. managers Israeli Premier League managers Israeli people of French-Jewish descent Association footballers not categorized by position Association football players not categorized by nationality {{Israel-footy-bio-stub