Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player, former caretaker manager of

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, and former director of football of

youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach of the Israel national under-21 football team.

Biography

Levine was born in

Rehovot, Israel Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...

."Nir Levin"
/ref> He played forward in soccer for Hapoel Marmorek,

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 ...

K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

, Bnei Yehuda,

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

, Maccabi Kiryat Gat, and

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...

, and at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Levine won a gold medal with Team Israel. Levine has managed Hapoel Petah Tikva, Ironi Ashdod,

Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and the Israel national under-21 football team. From 2016 to 2019, Levine was the technical manager of the youth Israeli national teams. In March 2019 he was appointed as the coach of the Israel national under-21 football team.

Honours

;As player *

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. F ...

(1): **1985–86 * Israel State Cup (1): **1992 ;As coach * Israel State Cup (3): **2001, 2002, 2007

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* 1962 births Living people Competitors at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Israeli footballers Israeli Jews Liga Leumit players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Maccabiah Games footballers Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Israel international footballers Israeli expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Israeli football managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. managers Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Footballers from Rehovot Association football forwards Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients {{Israel-footy-bio-stub