Nir Levine


Nir Levine is an Israeli football manager and former player. He is a former caretaker manager of Maccabi [Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv] and former director of football of the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach of the Israel [national under-21 football team]. He currently serves as the sports director for Hapoel Petah Tikva.

Career

Levine was born in Rehovot, Israel.
A striker, he played for Hapoel Marmorek, Hapoel [Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva], K.A.A. Gent, Bnei Yehuda, Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi [Kiryat Gat F.C.|Maccabi Kiryat Gat], and Hapoel Ashkelon, and at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Levine won a gold medal with Team Israel.
Levine has managed Hapoel Petah Tikva, Ironi Ashdod F.C.|Ironi Ashdod], Tzafririm Holon F.C.|Tzafririm Holon], Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel [Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva], Hapoel Tel Aviv, and the Israel U21 national 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