Daniel Levy (businessman)
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Levy during a visit to Qatar's Aspire Academy
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| Born |
8 February 1962 Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | ENIC International Ltd, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Spouse(s) | Tracey |
| Children | Joshua, Oliver, Chloe and Gabriella |
Daniel Levy (born 8 February 1962) is a British businessman and the current chairman of Premier League football side Tottenham Hotspur and has been since 2001.
Levy was born in Essex. He is a managing director of ENIC International Ltd an investment company, sports, entertainment and media group. Levy replaced Lord Sugar as chairman of Tottenham in February 2001 after ENIC bought a controlling stake in the club. ENIC is controlled by Joseph Lewis. Levy was formerly a director of the Scottish football club Rangers, in which ENIC held a significant stake. ENIC has also in the past held stakes in other European football clubs including AEK Athens, Slavia Prague and Vicenza as well as non-football companies such as Warner Bros and Autonomy.
His reign has seen a succession of managers (George Graham, Glenn Hoddle and David Pleat). With Martin Jol as manager, Spurs finished fifth in the Premier League, (their highest position until the fourth-place finish in the 2009–10 campaign) and the club qualified for the UEFA Cup, a feat they repeated again the following season. However Levy's decision to fire Martin Jol after a poor start to the 2007–08 season, when many of the players appeared to be unfit, was widely regarded as a rash move by Tottenham supporters.
The appointment of a new management team, including the highly regarded Juande Ramos as head coach resulted in some short-lived optimism amongst the Tottenham fans. On 24 February 2008, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley in the 2008 Football League Cup Final to win their first trophy in nine years, and their first under Levy's reign, and gain automatic qualification for the UEFA Cup. A year later they reached the final for a second successive year, this time losing to Manchester United on penalties. However, at the start of the following season Spurs' league form took a disastrous turn which culminated in their worst ever start to a league campaign in 2008–09.
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