Nir Levine (; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli

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manager and former player. He is a former caretaker manager of

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

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 The Israel national under-21 football team () is the national under-21 football team of Israel, and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA). It is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Israel national football team. Th ...

. He currently serves as the sports director for

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...

Career

Levine was born in

Rehovot Rehovot (, / ) is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu (movement), Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot ...

, Israel. A striker, he played for Hapoel Marmorek,

K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (; English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Gent or by their nickname ' (), is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football tea ...

, Bnei Yehuda,

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. () was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating Hapoel Beit She'an on the f ...

, and

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...

, and at the

1985 Maccabiah Games The 12th Maccabiah Games brought over 4,000 athletes to Israel from 38 nations to compete in 28 sports. History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932. In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and super ...

Levine won a gold medal with Team Israel. Levine has managed Hapoel Petah Tikva, Ironi Ashdod, Tzafririm Holon,

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

, 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

Honours

As player

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

: 1985–86 *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

: 1992

As coach

: 2001, 2002, 2007

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* 1962 births Living people Competitors at the 1985 Maccabiah Games Israeli men's footballers Jewish Israeli sportspeople Liga Leumit players Hapoel Marmorek F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players K.A.A. Gent players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel Israel men's international footballers Israeli expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Israeli football managers Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. managers Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. managers Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Hapoel Haifa F.C. managers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. managers Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. managers Footballers from Rehovot Men's association football forwards Israeli Footballer of the Year recipients 20th-century Israeli sportsmen {{Israel-footy-forward-stub