Motti Ivanir ( he, מוטי איוניר; born March 18, 1964) represented

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 ...

at national level

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player and is currently a manager.

Playing career

Club

Ivanir became the first professional Israeli footballer in the Netherlands when he joined

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

in 1986.

International

He made his senior debut for

in a January 1986

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against

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and has earned a total of18 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an April 1992 friendly against

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Honours

As a Player

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 ...

: **Winner (1): 1988 *

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 ...

: **Winner (1): 1991–92 *

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 ...

: **''Runner-up (1):'' 1991-92

As a Manager

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):'' 2003–04

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* 1964 births Living people Israeli footballers Liga Leumit players Israel international footballers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Roda JC Kerkrade players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. players Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. players Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Israeli football managers Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Hapoel Ramat Gan F.C. managers Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. managers Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C. managers Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. managers Footballers from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Association football midfielders Israeli Football Hall of Fame inductees {{Israel-footy-bio-stub