 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Netanya, Israel | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1992 | Maccabi Netanya | 156 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 1992–1997 | Maccabi Haifa | 144 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Israel[1] | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) | ||
| 2000 | Maccabi Haifa (caretaker)[2] | ||
| 2000–2003 | Maccabi Haifa (youth) | ||
| 2003–2008 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2009–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | ||
| 2010–2011 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2011 | Steaua București | ||
| 2011–2013 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 2013–2014 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2015 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Haifa | ||
| 2016–2018 | Anorthosis Famagusta | ||
| 2019–2020 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||
| 2022– | Hapoel Haifa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronny Levy (Hebrew: רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born on November 14, 1966) is an Israeli football manager and a former international football player. Levy played as a defensive midfielder and won championships with both Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi Haifa teams.
Levy started his career as a striker in the youth teams of Maccabi Netanya. He was promoted to the first team in 1985. After five seasons, he was loaned to Bnei Yehuda where he won his first championship title.[3]
After returning to Maccabi Netanya, Levy transferred to Maccabi Haifa in 1992 where he was positioned as a defender. After a few games, his role was changed to defensive midfielder, the position he would occupy until the end of his playing career. He retired from playing in 1997 due to a serious knee injury.[citation needed]
He has sixteen international caps with the Israel national team.[citation needed]
After retirement, Levy coached one of Maccabi Haifa's youth teams. After two years with the youth academy, he was made the first team's assistant manager under the management of Eli Cohen. When Cohen resigned at 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 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 left the club for the Greek club Panathinaikos, Levy once again became the first team manager. Levy won three domestic championships in a row in his first 3 years of managing Maccabi Haifa (2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06), one Toto Cup Al (2006), and a qualification to the UEFA cup group stage in 2006–07.[4]
In 2006, Levy received a "manager of the year" award from both major Israeli newspapers, 'Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv.[5] After seasons 2006–07, 2007–08 which were considered as failure after finishing 5th in both seasons, he left the club and was replaced by Elisha Levy.[6]
On 22 December, Levy signed with Maccabi Petah Tikva for a year and a half. After less than a year with the Petah Tikva side, Levy quit.[7]
On 31 December 2009, Levy signed a year and a half contract, worth $600,000, to manage Unirea Urziceni.[8] His first game on 18 February 2010 was against Liverpool at Anfield in the UEFA Europa League, where the visitors lost 1–0.[9]
On 17 January 2011, Levy signed for Beitar Jerusalem.[10]
On 10 June 2011, Steaua Bucharest presented Ronny Levy as the new head coach of the team.[11] He was fired on 30 September 2011 after a draw against AEK Larnaca in the UEFA Europa League. The next day, 1 October, he signed a year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta.[12] He was sacked on 1 April 2013.[13][better source needed]
On 6 December 2013, Levy made his return to Beitar Jerusalem.[citation needed]
On 14 January 2015, Levy signed with Maccabi Netanya.[14][better source needed]
On 18 May 2015, Levy returned to Maccabi Haifa, signing a three year contract.[citation needed]
On 26 October 2016, Levy made his return to Anorthosis Famagusta after signing an 18 month contract.[citation needed] He left the club in September 2018.[15][16]