Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elisha Levy | ||
Date of birth | November 18, 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Israel | ||
Youth career | |||
1968–1974 | Hapoel Beit She'an | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1982 | Hapoel Beit She'an | – | (–) |
1982–1983 | Maccabi Haifa | 23 | (0) |
1983–1987 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | – | (–) |
1987–1989 | Hapoel Beit She'an | – | (–) |
Teams managed | |||
1989–1995 | Hapoel Beit She'an | ||
1995–1996 | Maccabi Herzliya | ||
1996–1997 | Tzafririm Holon | ||
1997–1999 | Hapoel Beit She'an | ||
1999–2001 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | ||
2001 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
2001–2004 | F.C. Ashdod | ||
2004–2006 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||
2006–2008 | Bnei Sakhnin | ||
2008–2012 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
2012–2015 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
2016– | Israel | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Elisha Levy (Hebrew: אלישע לוי; born on 18 November 1957 in Jerusalem) is a retired Israeli footballer and current manager of the Israel national football team.
Levy was born in Jerusalem and in the beginning of the 1960s moved with his family to Beit She'an. At the age of 11 he joined Hapoel Beit She'an children's club. He continued to play for them through the ranks when in 1974 he started playing with the senior squad. Levy played for Beit She'an for four years in third division, and another four years in second division Before he moved to first division team Maccabi Haifa.
In 1982–83 Levy played as captain for Maccabi and reached State Cup semi final. After coach Jack Mansell left Levy was put on the bench and in the following season he moved to Maccabi Petah Tikva.
After playing for Petah Tikva for four seasons he decided to return to his youth club Hapoel Beit She'an. He played for two season before he retired and was appointed as head coach of the team.
Levy coached Bet She'an for six years in his first term. In season 1992–93 he won Second division promotion. The following year he made history when Beit She'an was promoted to the Liga Leumit, then the top division. In season 1995–96 he managed Maccabi Herzliya, but after a bad season opening he was fired. In the following year he was coach of Tzafririm Holon.
In season 1997–98 He returned for a 2nd term at Hapoel Beit She'an. That season is famous for what was known to be the Shoelaces game, where Hapoel Beit She'an with Levy as manager, was accused of giving Beitar Jerusalem a win on the final day of the league, consequently Beitar won the title.