Alon_Hazan
Alon Hazan
Israeli footballer and coach
Alon Hazan (Hebrew: אלון חזן; born 14 September 1967) is an Israeli former footballer and manager who manages the senior Israel national team.[1] As a player, he played as a midfielder.
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Hazan in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alon Hazan | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Ashdod, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Israel (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Hapoel Ashdod | ||
| 1984–1985 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 98 | (12) |
| 1989–1990 | Hapoel Ashdod | 24 | (7) |
| 1990–1992 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 78 | (9) |
| 1992–1996 | Maccabi Haifa | 119 | (20) |
| 1996–1997 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 23 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Budapest | 20 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Watford | 32 | (2) |
| 1999–2004 | F.C. Ashdod | 151 | (20) |
| Total | 54 | (77) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–2000 | Israel | 72 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | F.C. Ashdod | ||
| 2008–2010 | Israel U-16 | ||
| 2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (youth)[citation needed] | ||
| 2010–2018 | Israel U-17 | ||
| 2016 | Israel (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Israel (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Israel (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Israel (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Israel U-21 | ||
| 2022– | Israel | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alon Hazan was raised in Ashdod, Israel, to an observant Masorti Jewish family.[2]
Outside of football he studied for a degree in politics.[3][4]
Hazan spent most of his playing career in Israel, but did spend 18 months with English club Watford, with whom he achieved two promotions – from Division Two to the English Premier League. In 1999 Hazan scored in the penalty-shootout semi-final play-off against Birmingham City to put Watford into the play-off final against Bolton Wanderers, which they won 2–0 at Wembley, to earn promotion to the Premier League.[5][6] He turned home to Israel, for personal reasons, before he could play a part in the top tier of English football.[7]
As a football player, Hazan capped 72 times and scored 5 goals for the senior Israel, between 1990 and 2000.[citation needed].
As of 8 May 2022, Hazan is the official national head coach who manages the senior Israel national team.[1]
- Toto Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94
- Israel State Cup: 1992, 1993, 1995
- Liga Leumit: 1993–94
- As of Match played 21 March 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Israel | 8 May 2022 | present | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 038.89 |
- "Croatia 4-2 Israel". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
- "Media adds to England woes". 21 March 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- "Hornets sting the Blues". BBC. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- "Watford back in the big time". BBC Sport. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Alon Hazan at Soccerbase
- Alon Hazan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alon Hazan – Israel Football Association national team player details
- Alon Hazan – Israel Football Association league player details
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