David Levy (; born 26 January 1963 in
Haifa
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) is an Israeli former professional
association football
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er who was part of the
1988–89 championship squad at
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...
.
Biography
Early life
Levy joined the Maccabi Haifa youth system at age 9 as he lived very close to
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium
The Haifa Municipal Stadium (, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used for football matches and as the home stadium o ...
.
Rising through the youth ranks, he was called up to the first team squad by then manager,
Jonny Hardy.
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References
External links
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Profile and short biography of David Levy on Maccabi Haifa's official website
1963 births
Living people
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Israeli men's footballers
Footballers from Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Haifa F.C. players
Maccabi Yavne F.C. players
Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel F.C. players
Liga Leumit players
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Israeli sportsmen
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