Ronny Levy ( he, רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born 14 November 1966) is an Israeli

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, and a former international football player. Levy played as a

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and won championships with both teams Bnei Yehuda and

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

Playing career

Levy started his career as a striker in the youth teams of

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

. He was promoted to the first team in 1985. After five seasons, he was loaned to Bnei Yehuda where he won his first

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title. After returning to Maccabi Netanya, Levy transferred to

in 1992 where he was positioned as a defender. After a few games, his role was changed to

, the position he would occupy until the end of his playing career. He retired from playing in 1997 due to a serious injury of his knee.

International career

He has sixteen international caps with the Israeli national team.

As a manager

After retirement, Levy coached one of

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teams. After two years with the youth academy, he was made the first team's assistant manager, under the management of

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...

. When Cohen resigned, towards the end of the 1999–2000 season, Levy replaced him, managing the last few games of the season. Once the season was over, Levy returned to the youth academy, but this time as head coach of the first youth team. He continued in this role for the next three years. As the season of 2002–03 ended, and manager

Itzhak Shum Itzhak Shum ( he, יצחק שום; born 1 September 1948 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR) is a retired Israeli football player and manager, and currently the owner of Hapoel Kfar Saba. Playing career He played 78 times and scored 10 goals for Is ...

left the club for the Greek club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, Levy once again became the first team manager. Levy won three domestic championships in a row in his first 3 years of managing

( 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06), one

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(2006), and a qualification to the UEFA cup group stage in 2006–07. In 2006, Levy received a "manager of the year" award from both major Israeli newspapers, '

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

and

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. After seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 which were considered as failure after failing to challenge for the title, finishing 5th in both seasons, he left the club and was replaced by

Elisha Levy Elisha Levy ( he, אלישע לוי; born on 18 November 1957) is a retired Israeli association footballer and currently the manager of Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa. Career Player Levy was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Jewish family. In the ...

. On 22 December, Levy signed with

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

for a year and a half. After less than a year with the Petah Tikva side, Levy quit. On 31 December 2009, Levy signed a year and a half contract, worth $600,000, to manage

Unirea Urziceni Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Urziceni, commonly known as FC Urziceni (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Urziceni, Ialomița County which currently plays in fourth division, Ialomița County. Unirea became national champion ...

. His first game in charge, on 18 February 2010, was against

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in the

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, where the visitors lost 1–0. On 17 January 2011, Levy signed for

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

. On 10 June 2011, Steaua Bucharest presented Ronny Levy as the new head coach of the team. He was fired on 30 September 2011 after a draw against

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

in the

. The next day, 1 October, he signed a year contract with

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fou ...

. He was sacked on 1 April 2013. On 6 December 2013, Levy made his return to

. On 14 January 2015, Levy signed with

. On 18 May 2015, Levy returned to

, signing a three year contract. On 26 October 2016, Levy made his return to Anorthosis Famagusta after signing an 18 month contract. He left the club in September 2018.

Honours

As a 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 ...

(2): ** 1989–90, 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 ...

(2): **1993, 1995 *

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 ...

(1): **1993–94

As a Manager

* Israeli Youth Championship (1): **2002–03 *Youth State Cup (1): **2003 *

(3): ** 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 *

(3): ** 2005–06, 2007–08,

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: ** Runners-up (1): 2009–10 *

(1): **

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Ronny 1966 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Footballers from Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Israel international footballers Israeli football managers Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers FC Unirea Urziceni managers Beitar Jerusalem F.C. managers FC Steaua București managers Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. managers Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Israeli Premier League managers Expatriate football managers in Romania Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate football managers in Cyprus Association football midfielders